Crotch Island
Crotch Island is an island in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Crotch Island is situated nearby to the village Stonington, as well as near the neighborhood West Deer Isle.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Hancock County, Maine, United States of America
- Also known as: “Thurlow Island”, “Thurlow Islands”, and “Thurlows Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stonington Opera House and Deer Island Thorofare Light Station.
Stonington Opera House
Theater building
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The Stonington Opera House is a theatrical venue at the corner of Main and School Streets in the center of Stonington, Maine. Built in 1912, it is one of a small number of early 20th-century performance halls constructed in Maine.
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.
Stonington Municipal Airport
Aerodrome
Stonington Municipal Airport is a public airport located one mile northwest of the central business district of Stonington, a town in Hancock County, Maine, USA.
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
Neighborhood
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 4½ miles north of Crotch Island.
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 5 miles southeast of Crotch Island.
Crotch Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.14267° or 44° 8′ 34″ northLongitude
-68.67442° or 68° 40′ 28″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
87PH48VG+36OpenStreetMap ID
way 21859442OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
4961830Wikidata ID
Q49635968
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In Other Languages
“Crotch Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Crotch Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Peggys Island and Sand Island.
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