Heron Island
Heron Island is an islet in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Heron Island is situated nearby to the village Swans Island, as well as near Minturn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 3½ miles north of Heron 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 3½ miles northeast of Heron Island.
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.
Heron Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Hancock County, Maine, United States (GeoNames ID = 4967005)
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.1007° or 44° 6′ 3″ northLongitude
-68.47403° or 68° 28′ 27″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
87PH4G2G+79OpenStreetMap ID
way 162811287OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4967005Wikidata ID
Q34780158
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In Other Languages
“Heron Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Heron Island”
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