Islesford Historical Museum

Islesford Historical Museum is a museum in Town of Cranberry Isles, Hancock County, Maine. Islesford Historical Museum is situated nearby to the village Cranberry Isles.

Type: Museum
Also known as: “Islesford Museum” and “Sawtelle Museum”
Address: ME

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bear Island Light Station and Baker Island Light.

Bear Island Light Station

Lighthouse

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Bear Island Light is a lighthouse on Bear Island near Mt. Desert Island, at the entrance to Northeast Harbor, Maine. It was first established in 1839. The present structure was built in 1889. Bear Island Light Station is situated 2 miles northwest of Islesford Historical Museum.

Baker Island Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Kinderhart, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Baker Island Light is a lighthouse on Baker Island, Maine, which is part of Acadia National Park. The light station was established in 1828 as a guide to the southern entrance to Frenchman Bay. Baker Island Light is situated 2½ miles southeast of Islesford Historical Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Islesford and Cranberry Isles.

Islesford

Hamlet

Photo: H.L.I.T., CC BY 2.0.

Islesford is a hamlet located on Little Cranberry Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is one of the five islands of the town of Cranberry Isles.

Cranberry Isles

Village

Photo: H.L.I.T., CC BY 2.0.

Cranberry Isles is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 160 at the 2020 census.

Northeast Harbor

Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0.

Northeast Harbor is a village on Mount Desert Island, located in the town of Mount Desert in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The village has a significant summer population, and has long been a quiet enclave of the rich and famous.

Islesford Historical Museum

Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Town of Cranberry Isles, Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.26166° or 44° 15′ 42″ north

Longitude

-68.23973° or 68° 14′ 23″ west

Elevation

36 feet (11 metres)

Open location code

87PH7Q66+M4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 367795488

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

GeoNames ID

4968150

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