Browns Head
Browns Head is a locality in Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine. Browns Head is situated nearby to the locality Crocket Point, as well as near Carrying Place.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: cape in Knox County, Maine, United States of America
- Also known as: “Brown’s Head”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Browns Head Light Station.
Browns Head Light Station
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Browns Head Light is a lighthouse in Vinalhaven, Maine. Established in 1832, it is an active aid to navigation, marking the southern side of the western entrance to the Fox Island Thoroughfare, a busy strait separating Vinalhaven Island from North Haven.
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.
Browns Head
- Category: cape
- Location: Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.11322° or 44° 6′ 48″ northLongitude
-68.9073° or 68° 54′ 26″ westOpen location code
87PH437V+73OpenStreetMap ID
node 6583485434OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
4959445Wikidata ID
Q34818140
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In Other Languages
“Browns Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Browns Head”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Crocket Point and Carrying Place.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sugar Loaves and Whitmore Pond Sanctuary.
Knox County: Must-Visit Destinations
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