Eagle Island
Eagle Island is an islet in Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine. Eagle Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Clark Island, as well as near Spruce Head.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 east of Eagle 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 1½ miles east of Eagle Island.
Tenants Harbor Light
Lighthouse
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Tenants Harbor Light, also known as Southern Island Light, is a lighthouse at the mouth of Tenants Harbor, St. George, Maine, United States. It appears in paintings by Andrew Wyeth and his son Jamie Wyeth, who have owned the lighthouse since 1978. Tenants Harbor Light is situated 2 miles southwest of Eagle 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 2½ miles northeast of Eagle Island.
St. George
Village
Photo: Crispins C. Crispian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. George is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. It includes the villages of Port Clyde and Tenants Harbor, with the latter being town's commercial center. St. George is situated 3 miles southwest of Eagle Island.
Cushing
Village
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Cushing is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,502 at the 2020 census. A favorite of artists for its unspoiled natural setting, Cushing includes the villages of North Cushing, Cushing, South Cushing, and Pleasant Point. Cushing is situated 4½ miles northwest of Eagle Island.
Eagle Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.98502° or 43° 59′ 6″ northLongitude
-69.15952° or 69° 9′ 34″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
87MGXRPR+25OpenStreetMap ID
way 221480208OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4963105Wikidata ID
Q49637228
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In Other Languages
“Eagle Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Eagle Island”
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