Hen Island
Hen Island is an islet in Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine. Hen Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Clark Island, as well as near Spruce Head.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Knox County, Maine, United States of America
- Also known as: “Hern Island” and “Heron Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Whitehead Island Light Station and Whitehead Island.
Whitehead Island Light Station
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Whitehead Light is a lighthouse on Whitehead Island, on Muscle Ridge Channel, in the southwestern entrance to Penobscot Bay, Maine. It is in the town of St.George. Whitehead Island Light Station is situated 2 miles southeast of Hen Island.
Whitehead Island
Islet
Whitehead Island is an island in St. George, Knox County, Maine, United States. Whitehead Light was built on the island in 1807. The island is approximately 70 acres in area and is known for "bleached, rugged granite shores". Whitehead Island is situated 2 miles southeast of Hen Island.
Tenants Harbor Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tenants Harbor Light, also known as Southern Island Light, is a lighthouse at the mouth of Tenants Harbor, St. George, Maine, United States. It appears in paintings by Andrew Wyeth and his son Jamie Wyeth, who have owned the lighthouse since 1978. Tenants Harbor Light is situated 2½ miles southwest of Hen Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spruce Head and St. George.
Spruce Head
Neighborhood
Spruce Head is an unincorporated village in Knox County, Maine, United States. The community is located on Penobscot Bay and Maine State Route 73 6.5 miles south of Rockland. Spruce Head is situated 2 miles northeast of Hen Island.
St. George
Village
Photo: Crispins C. Crispian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. George is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. It includes the villages of Port Clyde and Tenants Harbor, with the latter being town's commercial center. St. George is situated 3 miles southwest of Hen Island.
Cushing
Village
Photo: lcm1863, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cushing is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,502 at the 2020 census. A favorite of artists for its unspoiled natural setting, Cushing includes the villages of North Cushing, Cushing, South Cushing, and Pleasant Point. Cushing is situated 4½ miles northwest of Hen Island.
Hen Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.99167° or 43° 59′ 30″ northLongitude
-69.16078° or 69° 9′ 39″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87MGXRRQ+MMOpenStreetMap ID
way 221480206OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4966951Wikidata ID
Q49640768
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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, Knox County, lat 43,99, long -69,16)”
- Cebuano: “Hen Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Clark Island and Long Cove.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Elwell Island and Calf Island.
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