Bass Harbor

Bass Harbor is a village in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is within the town of Tremont on Mount Desert Island, and near Acadia National Park.

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Type: Hamlet
Description: human settlement in Maine, United States of America
Also known as: “Bass Harbor, Maine”, “Bass Harbor, ME”, “Mckinley”, “McKinley”, and “McKinley, Maine”
Postal code: 04653

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bass Harbor Head Light Station.

Bass Harbor Head Light Station

Lighthouse

Photo: Mourial, CC BY 3.0.

Bass Harbor Head Light is a lighthouse located within Acadia National Park in the southwest portion of Mount Desert Island, Maine, marking the entrance to Bass Harbor and Blue Hill Bay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tremont and Southwest Harbor.

Tremont

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Tremont is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is located on the southwestern side of Mount Desert Island, an area commonly referred to by residents as the "quiet side".

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.

Cranberry Isles

Village

Photo: H.L.I.T., CC BY 2.0.

Cranberry Isles is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 160 at the 2020 census. Cranberry Isles is situated 4 miles east of Bass Harbor.

Bass Harbor

Category: locality
Location: Town of Tremont, Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.24008° or 44° 14′ 24″ north

Longitude

-68.34391° or 68° 20′ 38″ west

Elevation

20 feet (6 metres)

Open location code

87PH6MR4+2C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158859503

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4957537

Wikidata ID

Q2887289

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Satellite Map

Discover Bass Harbor from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Bass Harbor” goes by many names.

Chinese: “巴斯港”
French: “Bass Harbor”
German: “Bass Harbor”
Turkish: “Bass Harbor”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Olsen Memorial Church and Bass Harbor Post Office.

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