Great Spruce Head Island
Great Spruce Head Island is a privately owned island in Penobscot Bay, Maine, United States. It is part of Deer Isle town in Hancock County. It has long belonged to the family of the painter Fairfield Porter and his brother photographer Eliot, both of whom did creative work there.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 60 feet (20 metres)
- …is also known as “Spruce Head Island”
- Description: island in Hancock County, Maine, United States
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Islesboro.
Islesboro
Islesboro is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United…
6 miles northwest of Great Spruce Head Island
Great Spruce Head Island
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Latitude
44.23468° or 44° 14′ 5″ north
Longitude
-68.82387° or 68° 49′ 26″ west
Open location code
87PH65MG+VF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place = island
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