Hero Beach
Hero Beach is a beach in Town of Swans Island, Hancock County, Maine. Hero Beach is situated nearby to the village Minturn, as well as near Swans Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hockamock Head Lighthouse.
Hockamock Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Fran Schwanck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station is a lighthouse on Swan's Island, Maine. It is located on Hockamock Head, at the entrance to Burnt Coat Harbor and at the end of Harbor Road. Hockamock Head Lighthouse is situated 2 miles west of Hero Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Minturn and Swans 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.
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 west of Hero Beach.
Frenchboro
Frenchboro has a population of 38 and is located on 14 small islands in Blue Hill Bay in the Down East region of Maine. Less than a hundred people live here year round and they keep things much as they have been for decades.
Hero Beach
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Hancock County, Maine, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Town of Swans Island, Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.13425° or 44° 8′ 3″ northLongitude
-68.41141° or 68° 24′ 41″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
87PH4HMQ+MCOpenStreetMap ID
node 358226522OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Hero Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hero Beach”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Goose Pond Mountain and Inner Baker Island.
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