Hardhead Island

Hardhead Island is an islet in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Hardhead Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Sunset, as well as near the village Deer Isle.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eagle Island Light and Eagle Island.

Eagle Island Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Eagle Island Light is a lighthouse on Eagle Island in Penobscot Bay, in south central Maine. The tower was first lit in 1838 but had to be torn down because of major physical defects.

Eagle Island is a 263-acre island in Penobscot Bay, Maine, United States, between North Haven and Deer Isle, in Hancock County. It is not part of the nearby Town of Deer Isle but is an unincorporated territory of the state.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sunset and Deer Isle.

Sunset

Neighborhood

Sunset is an unincorporated village in the town of Deer Isle, Hancock County, Maine, United States. The community is located along Maine State Route 15A, 27 miles south-southeast of Ellsworth. Sunset has a post office, with ZIP code 04683. Sunset is situated 3 miles southeast of Hardhead Island.

Deer Isle

Village

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Deer Isle is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,194 at the 2020 census. Notable landmarks in Deer Isle are the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and Stonington Opera House. Deer Isle is situated 4 miles east of Hardhead Island.

Hardhead Island

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

44.22427° or 44° 13′ 27″ north

Longitude

-68.75406° or 68° 45′ 15″ west

Elevation

69 feet (21 metres)

Open location code

87PH66FW+P9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 697058220

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4966468

Wikidata ID

Q49640376

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Satellite Map

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

In Other Languages

“Hardhead Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Hardhead Island”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as West Deer Isle and North Deer Isle.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lighthouse Beach and Quinn Cemetery.

Hancock County: Must-Visit Destinations

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