The Brown Cow

The Brown Cow is an island in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. The Brown Cow is situated nearby to the neighborhood West Stonington, as well as near West Deer Isle.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Deer Island Thorofare Light Station.

Deer Island Thorofare Light Station

Lighthouse

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Deer Isle Thorofare Light, also known as Mark Island Light, is a lighthouse on Penobscot Bay, Maine, about 1.8 nautical miles west-southwest of Stonington. It was built in 1857.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stonington and Sunset.

Stonington

Village

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Stonington is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is located on the southern portion of the island of Deer Isle. The population was 1,056 at the 2020 census.

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 north of The Brown Cow.

Isle Au Haut

Hamlet

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Isle au Haut is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States, on an island of the same name in Penobscot Bay. The population was 92 at the 2020 census. Home to portions of Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut is accessible by ferry from Stonington. Isle Au Haut is situated 6 miles southeast of The Brown Cow.

The Brown Cow

Type: Island
Categories: locality and landform
Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.12397° or 44° 7′ 26″ north

Longitude

-68.73614° or 68° 44′ 10″ west

Open location code

87PH47F7+HG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358226321

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

4959409

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