Goose Rock
Goose Rock is an islet in Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine. Goose Rock is situated nearby to the neighborhood Simonton Corners, as well as near Melvin Heights.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Indian Island Light and Rockport Historic District.
Indian Island Light
Islet
Photo: CMSWoman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Indian Island Light is a lighthouse on Indian Island on the eastern side of the entrance to Rockport Harbor, Maine. It was first established in 1850. The present structure was built in 1875.
Rockport Historic District
Historic site
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The Rockport Historic District encompasses the historic town center of Rockport, Maine. Arrayed around the head of its harbor, the town's most significant period of development was in the mid 19th century, because of lime processing and other industries.
Spite House
Building
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The Spite House, also known as the Thomas McCobb House, is a historic house at Deadman's Point in Rockport, Maine. Built in 1806 in Phippsburg, it is a high quality example of Federal period architecture.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rockport and Camden.
Rockport
Rockport is a town in Knox County, located two and a half miles south of Camden on U.S. Highway 1. It is part of the Mid Coast region of Maine.
Camden
Photo: Paul VanDerWerf, CC BY 2.0.
Camden is an affluent town in the state of Maine, a little over an hour north of Portland, in the mid-coast region of Maine. It has been a tourist destination for years and is home to some of the wealthiest individuals in Maine.
Glen Cove
Neighborhood
Glen Cove is an unincorporated village within the town of Rockport in Knox County, Maine, United States. The community is located on U.S. Route 1 and Clam Cove, an arm of the Penobscot Bay, 2.2 miles north of Rockland. Glen Cove is situated 4 miles southwest of Goose Rock.
Goose Rock
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Knox County, Maine, United States of America
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.18215° or 44° 10′ 56″ northLongitude
-69.05143° or 69° 3′ 5″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87PG5WJX+VCOpenStreetMap ID
way 21907043OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4965435Wikidata ID
Q49639363
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In Other Languages
“Goose Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Goose Rock (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Maine, Knox County, lat 44,18, long -69,05)”
- Cebuano: “Goose Rock”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Simonton Corners and Melvin Heights.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vesper Hill Childrens Chapel and Rockport Shore Preserve.
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