Buckle Island

Buckle Island is an islet in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Buckle Island is situated nearby to the village Stonington, as well as near the neighborhood Oceanville.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stonington and Isle Au Haut.

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. Stonington is situated 3 miles west of Buckle Island.

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 4½ miles south of Buckle Island.

Type: Islet
Description: island in Hancock County, Maine, United States of America
Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.1421° or 44° 8′ 32″ north

Longitude

-68.61069° or 68° 36′ 39″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

87PH49RQ+RP

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Cebuano: “Buckle Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Maine, Hancock County, lat 44,14, long -68,61)”
Cebuano: “Buckle Island”

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