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
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Latitude

44.23141° or 44° 13′ 53″ north

Longitude

-68.80743° or 68° 48′ 27″ west

Elevation

46 feet (14 metres)

Open location code

87PH65JV+H2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 21878351

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4958133

Wikidata 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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