Fling Island

Fling Island is an island in Hancock County, Down East, Maine.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eagle Island and Eagle Island Light.

Eagle Island

Island

Eagle Island is a 263-acre island in Penobscot Bay, Maine, United States, between North Haven and Deer Isle, in Hancock County. It is not part of the nearby Town of Deer Isle but is an unincorporated territory of the state.

Eagle Island Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Eagle Island Light is a lighthouse on Eagle Island in Penobscot Bay, in south central Maine. The tower was first lit in 1838 but had to be torn down because of major physical defects.

Great Spruce Head Island

Island

Great Spruce Head Island is a privately owned island in Penobscot Bay, Maine, United States. It is part of Deer Isle town in Hancock County. It has long belonged to the family of the painter Fairfield Porter and his brother photographer Eliot, both of whom did creative work there.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sunset and Deer Isle.

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 east of Fling Island.

Deer Isle

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Deer Isle is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,194 at the 2020 census. Notable landmarks in Deer Isle are the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and Stonington Opera House. Deer Isle is situated 6 miles east of Fling Island.

Fling Island

Type: Island
Description: island in Hancock County, Maine, United States
Categories: locality and landform
Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.21008° or 44° 12′ 36″ north

Longitude

-68.80003° or 68° 48′ 0″ west

Elevation

52 feet (16 metres)

Open location code

87PH656X+2X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358219715

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

4964460

Wikidata ID

Q34750726

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Satellite Map

Discover Fling Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

“Fling Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Fling Island”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as West Deer Isle and West Stonington.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Channel Rock and Sloop Island.

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