High Island
High Island is an islet in Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine. High Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Elmore, as well as near Tenants Harbor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tenants Harbor Light.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St. George and Spruce Head.
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, the town's commercial center. A favorite with artists, writers and naturalists, St.
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 4 miles northeast of High 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 High Island.
High Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Knox County, Maine, United States of America
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.97151° or 43° 58′ 18″ northLongitude
-69.18416° or 69° 11′ 3″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
87MGXRC8+J8OpenStreetMap ID
way 21906198OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4967099Wikidata ID
Q49641037
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“High Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “High Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Maine, Knox County, lat 43,97, long -69,18)”
- Cebuano: “High Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Elmore and Tenants Harbor.
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