Hen Island
Hen Island is an islet in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Hen Island is situated nearby to the village Swans Island, as well as near the hamlet Atlantic.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swans Island and Minturn.
Swans Island
Village
Photo: Fran Schwanck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Swan's Island is an island town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is named after Colonel James Swan, of Fife, Scotland, who purchased the island and some surrounding areas and organized their colonization in the eighteenth century. Swans Island is situated 2 miles southeast of Hen Island.
Minturn
Village
Minturn is a small village on the south side of Swan's Island, a part of Hancock County, Maine, United States. Its approximate latitude and longitude are 44°8’ N, 68°27’ W. Minturn is situated 2½ miles southeast of Hen Island.
Hen Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Hancock County, Maine, United States of America
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.17132° or 44° 10′ 17″ northLongitude
-68.47396° or 68° 28′ 26″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
87PH5GCG+GCOpenStreetMap ID
way 21793316OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4966949Wikidata ID
Q49640766
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Hen Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hen Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Maine, Hancock County, lat 44,17, long -68,47)”
- Cebuano: “Hen Island”
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