High Sheriff
High Sheriff is an islet in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. High Sheriff is situated nearby to the village Swans Island, as well as near Minturn.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.
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.
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 1½ miles northeast of High Sheriff.
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.
High Sheriff
- Type: Islet
- Description: bar, geographical feature
- Categories: Char (River Island), coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.13188° or 44° 7′ 55″ northLongitude
-68.46824° or 68° 28′ 6″ westOpen location code
87PH4GJJ+QPOpenStreetMap ID
way 698700416OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“High Sheriff” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “High Sheriff”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gooseberry Island and Hockamock Head Lighthouse Park.
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