Broom Island
Broom Island is an islet in Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine. Broom Island is situated nearby to the locality Carrying Place, as well as near Browns Head.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Goose Rocks Lighthouse.
Goose Rocks Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Goose Rocks Light is a sparkplug lighthouse located near North Haven, Maine in Penobscot Bay. It stands at the eastern entrance to the Fox Islands Thoroughfare, a busy mile-wide passage separating North Haven from Vinalhaven. Goose Rocks Lighthouse is situated 2½ miles northeast of Broom Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Haven and Vinalhaven.
North Haven
Photo: Jp498, CC BY-SA 2.5.
North Haven is a town and island in Knox County, Maine, United States, in Penobscot Bay. The town is both a year-round island community and a prominent summer colony.
Vinalhaven
Vinalhaven is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. Its town limits include the island of Vinalhaven, the largest of the Fox Islands, and smaller islands, some accessible from Vinalhaven Island by bridge or causeway.
Broom Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Knox County, Maine, United States
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.10622° or 44° 6′ 22″ northLongitude
-68.85069° or 68° 51′ 3″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
87PH444X+FPOpenStreetMap ID
way 21878425OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4959377Wikidata ID
Q34684572
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Broom Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Broom Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Broom Island”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Broom Island”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Carrying Place and Browns Head.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Spectacle Island and Mount Ephraim Island.
Knox County: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Rockland, Camden, North Haven, and Vinalhaven.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.