Greening Island

Greening Island is an islet in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Greening Island is situated nearby to the town Northeast Harbor, as well as near the quarter Manset.

Type: Islet
Description: island in Hancock County, Maine, United States
Also known as: “Greenings Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Claremont Hotel and Bear Island Light Station.

Claremont Hotel

Hotel

Photo: BFroehlich, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Claremont Hotel is a historic hotel on Claremont Road in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Built in 1883, the main hotel building is one of the only 19th-century hotels to survive on Mount Desert Island.

Bear Island Light Station

Lighthouse

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Bear Island Light is a lighthouse on Bear Island near Mt. Desert Island, at the entrance to Northeast Harbor, Maine. It was first established in 1839. The present structure was built in 1889.

Southwest Harbor Public Library

Library

Photo: WhisperToMe, CC0.

The Southwest Harbor Public Library is the public library serving Southwest Harbor, Maine. The Southwest Harbor Public Library was built in 1895. On March 17, 1888 the Tremont Public Library Association was formed for the purpose of looking after books and raising funds for a permanent building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Northeast Harbor and Southwest Harbor.

Northeast Harbor

Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0.

Northeast Harbor is a village on Mount Desert Island, located in the town of Mount Desert in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The village has a significant summer population, and has long been a quiet enclave of the rich and famous.

Southwest Harbor

Photo: WhisperToMe, CC0.

Southwest Harbor is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. Located on Mount Desert Island, the population was 1,756 at the 2020 census. The municipality contains within it the villages of Southwest Harbor, Manset, Seawall, Wonderland, and Pemetic Hills.

Cranberry Isles

Village

Photo: H.L.I.T., CC BY 2.0.

Cranberry Isles is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 160 at the 2020 census. Cranberry Isles is situated 3 miles southeast of Greening Island.

Greening Island

Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.27975° or 44° 16′ 47″ north

Longitude

-68.2978° or 68° 17′ 52″ west

Elevation

20 feet (6 metres)

Open location code

87PH7PH2+WV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 220269504

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4965937

Wikidata ID

Q49639738

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Satellite Map

Discover Greening Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

“Greening Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Greening Island”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Northeast Harbor and Manset.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Greening Ledge and U.S. Coast Guard - Sector Field Office (SFO) Southwest Harbor.

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