Asticou Azalea Garden

The Asticou Azalea Garden in Northeast Harbor, Maine, United States, is a popular visitor attraction. It was created by lifelong resident of the village, Charles Kenneth Savage, in 1956.

Photo: Dudesleeper, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bear Island Light Station and Valley Peak.

Bear Island Light Station

Lighthouse

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Bear Island Light is a lighthouse on Bear Island near Mt. Desert Island, at the entrance to Northeast Harbor, Maine. It was first established in 1839. The present structure was built in 1889. Bear Island Light Station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Asticou Azalea Garden.

Valley Peak

Peak

Photo: CurlingMan13, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Valley Peak is situated 2 miles west of Asticou Azalea Garden.

Jordan Pond

Lake

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Jordan Pond is an oligotrophic tarn in Acadia National Park near the town of Bar Harbor, Maine. The pond covers 187 acres to a maximum depth of 150 feet with a shoreline of 3.6 miles. Jordan Pond is situated 2½ miles northeast of Asticou Azalea Garden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Northeast Harbor and Southwest Harbor.

Northeast Harbor

Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0.

Northeast Harbor is a village on Mount Desert Island, located in the town of Mount Desert in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The village has a significant summer population, and has long been a quiet enclave of the rich and famous.

Southwest Harbor

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Southwest Harbor is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. Located on Mount Desert Island, the population was 1,756 at the 2020 census. The municipality contains within it the villages of Southwest Harbor, Manset, Seawall, Wonderland, and Pemetic Hills.

Islesford

Hamlet

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Islesford is a hamlet located on Little Cranberry Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is one of the five islands of the town of Cranberry Isles. Islesford is situated 4 miles southeast of Asticou Azalea Garden.

Asticou Azalea Garden

Type: Park
Description: park in Maine, United States of America, United States of America
Category: recreation area
Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.30476° or 44° 18′ 17″ north

Longitude

-68.28301° or 68° 16′ 59″ west

Elevation

72 feet (22 metres)

Open location code

87PH8P38+WQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 415376051

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

4956937

Wikidata ID

Q4810861

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Cebuano: “Asticou Azalea Garden”

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