Calf Island
Calf Island is an islet in Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine. Calf Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Clark Island, as well as near Spruce Head.Places of Interest
Highlights include Whitehead Island Light Station and Whitehead Island.
Whitehead Island Light Station
Lighthouse
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Whitehead Light is a lighthouse on Whitehead Island, on Muscle Ridge Channel, in the southwestern entrance to Penobscot Bay, Maine. It is in the town of St.George. Whitehead Island Light Station is situated 2 miles southeast of Calf Island.
Whitehead Island
Islet
Whitehead Island is an island in St. George, Knox County, Maine, United States. Whitehead Light was built on the island in 1807. The island is approximately 70 acres in area and is known for "bleached, rugged granite shores". Whitehead Island is situated 2 miles southeast of Calf Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spruce Head and St. George.
Spruce Head
Neighborhood
Spruce Head is an unincorporated village in Knox County, Maine, United States. The community is located on Penobscot Bay and Maine State Route 73 6.5 miles south of Rockland. Spruce Head is situated 1½ miles northeast of Calf Island.
St. George
Village
Photo: Crispins C. Crispian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. George or Saint George is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. It includes the villages of Port Clyde and Tenants Harbor, the town's commercial center. St. George is situated 3½ miles southwest of Calf Island.
South Thomaston
Village
Photo: Crispins C. Crispian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
South Thomaston is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,511 at the 2020 census. A fishing and resort area, the town includes the village of Spruce Head. South Thomaston is situated 4 miles northeast of Calf Island.
Calf Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Knox County, Maine, United States of America
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.99665° or 43° 59′ 48″ northLongitude
-69.15951° or 69° 9′ 34″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87MGXRWR+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 221480216OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4959868Wikidata ID
Q49634457
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Calf Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Calf Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Maine, Knox County)”
- Cebuano: “Calf Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Hen Island and Elwell Island.
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