Big Barred Island
Big Barred Island is an islet in Hancock County, Down East, Maine.Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Spruce Head Island and Eagle Island.
Great Spruce Head Island
Island
Great Spruce Head Island is a privately owned island in Penobscot Bay, Maine, United States. It is part of Deer Isle town in Hancock County. It has long belonged to the family of the painter Fairfield Porter and his brother photographer Eliot, both of whom did creative work there.
Eagle Island
Island
Eagle Island is a 263-acre island in Penobscot Bay, Maine, United States, between North Haven and Deer Isle, in Hancock County. It is not part of the nearby Town of Deer Isle but is an unincorporated territory of the state. Eagle Island is situated 2 miles southeast of Big Barred Island.
Eagle Island Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Eagle Island Light is a lighthouse on Eagle Island in Penobscot Bay, in south central Maine. The tower was first lit in 1838 but had to be torn down because of major physical defects. Eagle Island Light is situated 2 miles southeast of Big Barred Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sunset.
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 5 miles east of Big Barred Island.
Big Barred Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Hancock County, Maine, United States
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.23141° or 44° 13′ 53″ northLongitude
-68.80743° or 68° 48′ 27″ westElevation
46 feet (14 metres)Open location code
87PH65JV+H2OpenStreetMap ID
way 21878351OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4958133Wikidata ID
Q34670465
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Satellite Map
Discover Big Barred Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Big Barred Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Big Barred Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dark Harbor and Eggemoggin.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Barred Islands and Little Barred Island.
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