Great Head
Great Head is a cape in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Great Head is situated nearby to the neighborhood Gerrishville, as well as near Summer Harbor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Egg Rock Light and Spectacle Island.
Egg Rock Light
Islet
Photo: Chriscoop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Egg Rock Light is a lighthouse on Frenchman Bay, Maine. Built in 1875, it is one of coastal Maine's architecturally unique lighthouses, with a square tower projecting through the square keeper's house.
Spectacle Island
Islet
Spectacle Island is a privately owned island off Bar Harbor, Maine, United States. It is 4 acres, and it is owned by Ashley Longmaid. As of 2012, it is the world's ninth most expensive island and is part of the Town of Winter Harbor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Winter Harbor and Bar Harbor.
Winter Harbor
Photo: GRDN711, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Winter Harbor is a town of 461 people in Maine. The town sits just outside the Schoodic Peninsula portion of Acadia National Park, and is due east of the town of Bar Harbor and Ellsworth.
Bar Harbor
Photo: Tina Saey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bar Harbor is a village on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County in the Down East area of Maine. It is a useful base for those visiting Acadia National Park.
Birch Harbor
Neighborhood
Birch Harbor is an unincorporated village in the town of Gouldsboro, Hancock County, Maine, United States. The community is located along Maine State Route 186, 22 miles east-southeast of Ellsworth.
Great Head
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Hancock County, Maine, United States of America
- Category: landform
- Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.37941° or 44° 22′ 46″ northLongitude
-68.1398° or 68° 8′ 23″ westElevation
95 feet (29 metres)Open location code
87PH9VH6+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
node 12301701276OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
“Great Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Great Head”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Graveyard and Ironbound Island.
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