Great Head

Great Head is a cliff in Washington, Maine and has an elevation of 151 feet. Great Head is situated nearby to the village Roque Bluffs, as well as near the neighborhood Monsapec.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Roque Bluffs State Park.

Roque Bluffs State Park

Park

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Roque Bluffs State Park is a public recreation area on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the town of Roque Bluffs, Washington County, Maine. The 274-acre state park overlooks Englishman Bay from Schoppee Point and includes 60-acre Simpson Pond and six miles of walking trails. Roque Bluffs State Park is situated 2 miles northeast of Great Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roque Bluffs and Jonesboro.

Roque Bluffs

Village

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Roque Bluffs is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 296 at the 2020 census. The town is home to Roque Bluffs State Park. Roque Bluffs is situated 2 miles northeast of Great Head.

Jonesboro

Village

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Jonesboro is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The town was named for John Coffin Jones, a landholder. The population was 587 at the 2020 census. Jonesboro is situated 5 miles northwest of Great Head.

Jonesport

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Jonesport is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,245 at the 2020 census. Jonesport is a fishing and lobstering town. It contains the villages or hamlets of Jonesport, Mason Bay, Monsapec, and West Jonesport.

Great Head

Type: Cliff with an elevation of 151 feet
Description: cliff in Washington County, Maine, United States of America; geonames ID = 4965748
Category: landform
Location: Washington, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.59508° or 44° 35′ 42″ north

Longitude

-67.51694° or 67° 31′ 1″ west

Elevation

151 feet (46 metres)

Open location code

87PJHFWM+26

GeoNames ID

4965748

Wikidata ID

Q49468856

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Great Head” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Great Head (pangpang sa Estados Unidos, Maine, Washington County, lat 44,60, long -67,52)”
Cebuano: “Great Head”

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