Ayers Island
Ayers Island is an island in the Penobscot River in Penobscot County, Maine, near the town of Orono. It was named for one of the original settlers of Orono, Joshua Ayers, who constructed a sawmill on the island beginning around 1774.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the Penobscot River in Penobscot County, Maine, United States
- Also known as: “Ayer’s Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Orono Post Office and Orono High School.
Orono Post Office
Post office
Photo: Namiba, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The main Orono Post Office is located at 1 Bennoch Street in Orono, Maine. Built in 1933, it is a fine local example of Classical Revival architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
Orono High School
School
Orono High School is a high school in Orono, Maine, United States. Founded in 1915, it is the only high school in Regional School Unit 26. As of 2020 it takes high school students who graduated from Indian Island School.
Penobscot Valley Country Club
Golf course
Penobscot Valley Country Club is a golf course in Orono, Maine designed by Donald Ross in 1924. In September 2017, the club was taken over by Penobscot Valley CC LLC.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orono and Veazie.
Orono
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Orono is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. Located on the Penobscot and Stillwater rivers, it was first settled by American colonists in 1774.
Veazie
Town
Veazie is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,814 at the 2020 census. The town is named after General Samuel Veazie, an early lumber baron and railroad operator. Veazie is situated 3 miles southwest of Ayers Island.
Bradley
Town
Photo: Scott Craig, CC BY 3.0.
Bradley is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It is part of the Bangor Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,532 at the 2020 census. The village of Bradley is in the northwestern corner of the town. Bradley is situated 3½ miles northeast of Ayers Island.
Ayers Island
- Categories: river island, island, locality, and landform
- Location: Penobscot, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.87358° or 44° 52′ 25″ northLongitude
-68.67077° or 68° 40′ 15″ westElevation
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
87PHV8FH+CMOpenStreetMap ID
way 55055897OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Ayers Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ayers Island”
- Dutch: “Ayers Island”
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Highlights include Church of Universal Fellowship and Orono Public Library.
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