Fling Island
Fling Island is an island in Hancock County, Down East, Maine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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, Stonington Opera House, and the town's many art galleries. 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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.21008° or 44° 12′ 36″ northLongitude
-68.80003° or 68° 48′ 0″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
87PH656X+2XOpenStreetMap ID
node 358219715OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
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.
Hancock County: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Ellsworth, Trenton, Blue Hill, and Bucksport.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.