Town of Frenchboro
Frenchboro has a population of 38 and is located on 14 small islands in Blue Hill Bay in the Down East region of Maine. Less than a hundred people live here year round and they keep things much as they have been for decades.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Duck Island Light and Great Duck Island.
Great Duck Island Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Great Duck Island Light is a lighthouse on Great Duck Island in the town of Frenchboro, Maine, USA. Established in 1890, the light marks the approach to Blue Hill Bay and the southern approaches to Mount Desert Island on the central coast of Maine. Great Duck Island Light is situated 2½ miles east of Town of Frenchboro.
Great Duck Island
Island
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Great Duck Island is a small island in the Gulf of Maine, 11 miles south of the entrance to Frenchman Bay, not far from Acadia National Park. Along with nearby Little Duck Island and 11 others, it is part of the town of Frenchboro. Great Duck Island is situated 2½ miles east of Town of Frenchboro.
Town of Frenchboro
- Type: Locality with 61 residents
- Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.1422° or 44° 8′ 32″ northLongitude
-68.2945° or 68° 17′ 40″ westPopulation
61Open location code
87PH4PR4+V6GeoNames ID
4964911
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