Bangs Island
Bangs Island is a Casco Bay island that is part of the town of Chebeague Island in Maine. Bangs Island is owned by the state of Maine and is kept open to the public for day visits and overnight camping.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America
- Also known as: “Andrews Island”, “Bang’s Island”, “Bangs Island, Broad Sound”, “Cushing Island”, and “Little Bangs Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cliff Island and Hope Island.
Cliff Island
Cliff Island is an island in Casco Bay, Maine, United States. It is part of the city of Portland. As of the 2000 census, the island had a year-round population of approximately 60 people.Hope Island
Islet
Hope Island is a privately owned island in Casco Bay near the city of Portland, Maine, United States. It is a part of the Town of Chebeague Island, in Cumberland County. Hope Island is situated 2 miles southwest of Bangs Island.
Eagle Island
Islet
Photo: Seglea, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eagle Island is an island in Maine's Casco Bay and the site of the summer home of the North Pole explorer Admiral Robert Peary. The island and home are preserved as the Eagle Island State Historic Site. Eagle Island is situated 2 miles southeast of Bangs Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chebeague Island and Littlejohn Island.
Chebeague Island
Photo: Gkuriger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chebeague Island is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, with Great Chebeague Island located in Casco Bay as the town's dominant landform.
Littlejohn Island
Suburb
Littlejohn Island is an island and census-designated place in the town of Yarmouth in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population of the CDP was 118 at the 2010 census. Littlejohn Island is situated 2½ miles northwest of Bangs Island.
Cousins Island
Suburb
Cousins Island is an island in Casco Bay within the town of Yarmouth in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. It is listed as a census-designated place, with a population of 490 as of the 2010 census. Cousins Island is situated 3½ miles northwest of Bangs Island.
Bangs Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.72711° or 43° 43′ 38″ northLongitude
-70.09092° or 70° 5′ 27″ westElevation
-3 feet (-1 metres)Open location code
87MFPWG5+RJOpenStreetMap ID
way 827743024OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4957309Wikidata ID
Q34650161
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Bangs Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bangs Island”
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