Gooseberry Island

Gooseberry Island is an islet in York County, Maine. Gooseberry Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Fort Hill, as well as near the hamlet Hills Beach.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wood Island Light Station.

Wood Island Light Station

Heritage site

Photo: HiddenFox, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wood Island Light is an active lighthouse on the eastern edge of Wood Island in Saco Bay, on the southern coast of Maine. The light is just outside the entrance to Biddeford Pool and the end of the Saco River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hills Beach and Fortunes Rocks.

Hills Beach

Hamlet

Hills Beach is a seaside community in Biddeford, York County, Maine, United States, approximately 85 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. Hills Beach is a narrow stretch of sandy beach on the north side of Biddeford Pool near the mouth of the Saco River and near the Saco Bay. Hills Beach is situated 1½ miles west of Gooseberry Island.

Fortunes Rocks

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Fortunes Rocks is a seaside community in Biddeford, York County, Maine, located approximately 85 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. The 1999 novel Fortune's Rocks by Anita Shreve is loosely based on this Maine seaside neighborhood. Fortunes Rocks is situated 2½ miles southwest of Gooseberry Island.

Ocean Park

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Ocean Park is a village in the town of Old Orchard Beach in York County, Maine, United States. A historic family style summer community affiliated with the Free Will Baptists, the community is located in southern Old Orchard Beach on Saco Bay. Ocean Park is situated 4 miles northwest of Gooseberry Island.

Gooseberry Island

Type: Islet
Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: York County, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.45212° or 43° 27′ 8″ north

Longitude

-70.33581° or 70° 20′ 9″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87MFFM27+RM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 81798945

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4965451

Wikidata ID

Q34764922

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In Other Languages

“Gooseberry Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Gooseberry Island”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fort Hill and Camp Ellis.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wood Island and Wood Island Sanctuary.

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