Greening Ledge

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

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Claremont Hotel and Southwest Harbor Public Library.

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.

Southwest Harbor Public Library

Library

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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.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southwest Harbor and Northeast Harbor.

Southwest Harbor

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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.

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.

Tremont

Photo: WhisperToMe, CC0.

Tremont is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is located on the southwestern side of Mount Desert Island, an area commonly referred to by residents as the "quiet side".

Greening Ledge

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

44.27508° or 44° 16′ 30″ north

Longitude

-68.30502° or 68° 18′ 18″ west

Open location code

87PH7MGV+2X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358225997

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

4965938

Wikidata ID

Q49639740

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Satellite Map

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

In Other Languages

“Greening Ledge” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Greening Ledge”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Manset and Northeast Harbor.

Notable Places Nearby

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

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