Knight Island
Knight Island is an islet in Washington, Maine. Knight Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Sealand.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mistake Island and Moose Peak Light.
Mistake Island
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Mistake Island is an island in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Maine. The island contains little vegetation. Mistake Island has been noted for its unusual place name. Moose Peak Light stands high atop Mistake Island.
Moose Peak Light
Building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Moose Peak Light is a lighthouse on Mistake Island, just east of Great Wass Island, Maine at the southern entrance to Eastern Bay and five nautical miles southeast of Jonesport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beals and Jonesport.
Beals
Village
Photo: Brian W. Schaller, FAL.
Beals is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States, located on an island opposite Jonesport. The town was named after Manwarren Beal, an early settler. The population was 443 at the 2020 census. Beals is situated 4½ miles northwest of Knight Island.
Jonesport
Jonesport is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,245 at the 2020 census. Jonesport is a fishing and lobstering town. It contains the villages or hamlets of Jonesport, Mason Bay, Monsapec, and West Jonesport.
Knight Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Washington County, Maine, United States of America
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Washington, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.47862° or 44° 28′ 43″ northLongitude
-67.53891° or 67° 32′ 20″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
87PJFFH6+CCOpenStreetMap ID
way 220250841OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4968960Wikidata ID
Q49646366
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Knight Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Knight Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Maine)”
- Cebuano: “Knight Island”
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Localities in the Area
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