Black Island
Black Island is an island in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Black Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Atlantic, as well as near the locality Wonderland.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Frenchboro and Bass Harbor.
Frenchboro
Frenchboro has a population of 38 and is located on 14 small islands in Blue Hill Bay in the Down East region of Maine. Less than a hundred people live here year round and they keep things much as they have been for decades.
Bass Harbor
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Minturn
Village
Minturn is a small village on the south side of Swan's Island, a part of Hancock County, Maine, United States. The decline of fishing in general and of the local population has caused the village to dwindle. Minturn is situated 5 miles southwest of Black Island.
Black Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Maine, USA
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.17787° or 44° 10′ 40″ north
Longitude
-68.3448° or 68° 20′ 41″ west
Elevation
131 feet (40 metres)
Open location code
87PH5MH4+43
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Black Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Black Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Black Island Preserve and Little Black Island.
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