Asa Island
Asa Island is an islet in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Asa Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Atlantic, as well as near the village Swans Island.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Hancock County, Maine, United States
- Also known as: “Asas Island” and “Phinney Island”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swans Island and Minturn.
Swans Island
Village
Swan's Island is an island town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is named after Colonel James Swan, of Fife, Scotland, who purchased the island and some surrounding areas and organized their colonization in the eighteenth century. Swans Island is situated 3 miles south of Asa Island.
Minturn
Village
Minturn is a small village on the south side of Swan's Island, a part of Hancock County, Maine, United States. The decline of fishing in general and of the local population has caused the village to dwindle. Minturn is situated 3½ miles south of Asa Island.
Asa Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.18987° or 44° 11′ 24″ north
Longitude
-68.45176° or 68° 27′ 6″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
87PH5GQX+W7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Asa Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Asa Island”
Localities in the Area
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