Eastern Point
Eastern Point is a cape in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Eastern Point is situated nearby to the quarter Manset, as well as near the town Northeast Harbor.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bear Island Light Station and Claremont Hotel.
Bear Island Light Station
Lighthouse
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Bear Island Light is a lighthouse on Bear Island near Mt. Desert Island, at the entrance to Northeast Harbor, Maine. It was first established in 1839. The present structure was built in 1889.
Claremont Hotel
Hotel
Photo: BFroehlich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Claremont Hotel is a historic hotel on Claremont Road in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Built in 1883, the main hotel building is one of the only 19th-century hotels to survive on Mount Desert Island.
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Library
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The Southwest Harbor Public Library is the public library serving Southwest Harbor, Maine. The Southwest Harbor Public Library was built in 1895. On March 17, 1888 the Tremont Public Library Association was formed for the purpose of looking after books and raising funds for a permanent building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Northeast Harbor and Southwest Harbor.
Northeast Harbor
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0.
Northeast Harbor is a village on Mount Desert Island, located in the town of Mount Desert in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The village has a significant summer population, and has long been a quiet enclave of the rich and famous.
Southwest Harbor
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Southwest Harbor is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. Located on Mount Desert Island, the population was 1,756 at the 2020 census. The municipality contains within it the villages of Southwest Harbor, Manset, Seawall, Wonderland, and Pemetic Hills.
Cranberry Isles
Village
Cranberry Isles is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 160 at the 2020 census.
Eastern Point
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Hancock County, Maine, United States of America (GNIS ID = 565733)
- Category: landform
- Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.27658° or 44° 16′ 36″ northLongitude
-68.29186° or 68° 17′ 31″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
87PH7PG5+J7OpenStreetMap ID
node 12236346733OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Eastern Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Eastern Point”
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Localities in the Area
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