Bear Island
Bear Island is an islet in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Bear Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Sunshine, as well as near the neighborhood Mountainville.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brooklin and Deer Isle.
Brooklin
Village
Deer Isle
Village
Sunset
Neighborhood
Sunset is an unincorporated village in the town of Deer Isle, Hancock County, Maine, United States. The community is located along Maine State Route 15A, 27 miles south-southeast of Ellsworth. Sunset has a post office, with ZIP code 04683. Sunset is situated 6 miles west of Bear Island.
Bear Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island east of Deer Isle in Hancock County, Maine, United States
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.22004° or 44° 13′ 12″ north
Longitude
-68.58569° or 68° 35′ 9″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
87PH6CC7+2P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Bear Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bear Island”
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