Baker Island
Baker Island is an islet in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Baker Island is situated nearby to the village Minturn, as well as near Swans Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Swan’s Island, Hancock County, Maine, United States
- Also known as: “Baker Islands”, “Big Baker Island”, and “Outer Baker Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hockamock Head Lighthouse.
Hockamock Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Fran Schwanck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station is a lighthouse on Swan's Island, Maine. It is located on Hockamock Head, at the entrance to Burnt Coat Harbor and at the end of Harbor Road.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Minturn and Swans Island.
Minturn
Village
Minturn is a small village on the south side of Swan's Island, a part of Hancock County, Maine, United States. Its approximate latitude and longitude are 44°8’ N, 68°27’ W. Minturn is situated 1½ miles north of Baker Island.
Swans Island
Village
Photo: Fran Schwanck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 2 miles northwest of Baker Island.
Frenchboro
Frenchboro has a population of 38 and is located on 14 small islands in Blue Hill Bay in the Down East region of Maine. Less than a hundred people live here year round and they keep things much as they have been for decades.
Baker Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.12122° or 44° 7′ 16″ northLongitude
-68.42746° or 68° 25′ 39″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
87PH4HCF+F2OpenStreetMap ID
way 21793535OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4957169Wikidata ID
Q34648821
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In Other Languages
“Baker Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Baker Island”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Inner Baker Island and Otter Den Head.
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