Bar Island
Bar Island is a tidal island across from Bar Harbor on Mount Desert Island, Maine, United States. The uninhabited island is mostly forested in pine and birch trees and the island is now part of Acadia National Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Abbe Museum and Jessup Memorial Library.
Abbe Museum
Museum
Photo: AbbeMuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Abbe Museum is a museum with two locations in Bar Harbor, Maine, on Mount Desert Island. The museum is dedicated to exploring the history and culture of Maine's Native people, the Wabanaki.
Jessup Memorial Library
Library
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Jesup Memorial Library is the public library of Bar Harbor, Maine. It is located in an architecturally distinguished Colonial Revival building at 34 Mount Desert Street in the town's main village.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bar Harbor and Hulls Cove.
Bar Harbor
Photo: Tina Saey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bar Harbor is a village on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County in the Down East area of Maine. It is a useful base for those visiting Acadia National Park.
Hulls Cove
Hulls Cove is a village on Mount Desert Island on the coast of Maine, a state of the United States of America.Salisbury Cove
Hamlet
Salsbury Cove is an unincorporated village in the town of Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine, United States. The community is located along Maine State Route 3, 10.3 miles southeast of Ellsworth. Salsbury Cove has a post office with ZIP code 04672. Salisbury Cove is situated 4½ miles northwest of Bar Island.
Bar Island
- Type: Island
- Description: tidal island across from Bar Harbor on Mount Desert Island, Maine, United States
- Categories: tidal island and landform
- Location: Town of Gouldsboro, Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Bar Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bar Island”
- Japanese: “バー・アイランド”
- Japanese: “バー島”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hulls Cove and Hancock Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bar Ledge and Bar Harbor Whale Museum.
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