Burying Island

Burying Island is an islet in , , . Burying Island is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Heron Neck Light Station and Vinalhaven Public Library.

Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Heron Neck Light is a lighthouse on Green's Island in at the south end of . It was established in 1854 as an aid to navigation for Vinalhaven's main port, and for the Hurricane Channel extending northwest from Heron's Neck. is situated 1½ miles south of Burying Island.

Library
The is the public library serving the island community of . It is located at 6 Carver Street in downtown Vinalhaven, in a small architecturally distinguished Prairie School building built in 1906 with financial support from Andrew Carnegie. is situated 1½ miles east of Burying Island.

Church
The is a historic church on East Main Street in the center of . Built in 1899, it is a high quality example of Shingle style architecture, designed by one of its major promoters, John Calvin Stevens. is situated 1½ miles east of Burying Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vinalhaven and North Haven.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a historic island town situated in the Fox Islands archipelago within the of , . Located in , approximately 15 miles across the waters of Penobscot Bay from the mainland city of Rockland, it stands as home to roughly 1,200 permanent residents a population that swells dramatically during the peak summer months.

Photo: Jp498, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a town and island in , , United States, in . The town is both a year-round island community and a prominent summer colony.

Burying Island

Latitude
44.04953° or 44° 2′ 58″ north
Longitude
-68.86524° or 68° 51′ 55″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
87PH24XM+RW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 21878664
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
4959748
Wiki­data ID
Q34689680
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Burying Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Burying Island”

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Localities in the Area

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