Great Island
Great Island is an island in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Great Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Flat Landing, as well as near West Brooksville.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Hancock County, Maine, United States of America
- Also known as: “Hospital Island” and “Rogers Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wilson Museum and Nautilus Island.
Wilson Museum
Museum
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The Wilson Museum is a museum in Castine, Maine, United States. It was founded using the collection of Dr John Howard Wilson, a geologist.
Nautilus Island
Island
Nautilus Island is a privately owned island in Penobscot Bay, Maine, United States. It is part of the Town of Brooksville, in Hancock County.
Dyce Head Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Centpacrr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dyce Head Light is a lighthouse located at the southernmost point of the Castine peninsula in Hancock County, Maine. Built in 1829 to guide vessels along the Penobscot River and into Castine Harbor, the lighthouse served the region's flourishing shipbuilding and lumber trade until its deactivation in 1937.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castine and Harborside.
Castine
Photo: DrStew82, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castine is a town in Hancock County in eastern Maine, United States. The population was 1,320 at the 2020 census. Castine is the home of Maine Maritime Academy, a four-year institution that graduates officers and engineers for the United States Merchant Marine and marine related industries.
Harborside
Neighborhood
Harborside is an unincorporated village in the town of Brooksville, Hancock County, Maine, United States. The community is located on the west coast of Cape Rosier, on Penobscot Bay, 24 miles southwest of Ellsworth.
Brooksville
Village
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Brooksville is a town on Penobscot Bay in Hancock County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 935. It contains the villages of North Brooksville, South Brooksville, West Brooksville, Brooksville Corner, and Harborside. Brooksville is situated 5 miles southeast of Great Island.
Great Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.37897° or 44° 22′ 44″ northLongitude
-68.78559° or 68° 47′ 8″ westElevation
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
87PH96H7+HQOpenStreetMap ID
node 358220827OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
“Great Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Great Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Flat Landing and West Brooksville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hospital Island and Grays Island.
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