Major Island
Major Island is an islet in Washington, Maine. Major Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood North Lubec, as well as near Ridge.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Washington County, Maine, United States of America
- Also known as: “Rat Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mulholland Point Lighthouse and Shackford Head State Park.
Mulholland Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Roger H. Goun, CC BY 2.0.
Mulholland Point Lighthouse is situated on Campobello Island in the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada. Situated inside Roosevelt Campobello International Park overlooking the international bridge, it is only lighthouse jointly owned and operated by Canada and the United States. Mulholland Point Lighthouse is situated 2 miles southeast of Major Island.
Shackford Head State Park
Peak
Photo: Ken Gallager, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shackford Head State Park is a public recreation area on Moose Island in the city of Eastport, Washington County, Maine. The 87-acre state park occupies a peninsula that separates Cobscook Bay and Broad Cove. Shackford Head State Park is situated 1½ miles north of Major Island.
Eastport Municipal Airport
Aerodrome
Eastport Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile west of the central business district of Eastport, a city in Washington County, Maine, United States. Eastport Municipal Airport is situated 2½ miles north of Major Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lubec and Eastport.
Lubec
Photo: DrStew82, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lubec is a town in the Down East region of Maine along the coast. Lubec is the easternmost town in the United States of America.
Eastport
Photo: Ken Gallager, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eastport a town in the Down East region of Maine on Moose Island at the junction of Cobscook and Passamaquoddy Bays. A causeway on Route 190 connects the island to the mainland.
Campobello Island
Photo: Leonora (Ellie) Enking, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Campobello Island is an island in New Brunswick, Canada. The island has no road connection to the rest of Canada except to deer island with a ferry; though there is a bridge connecting it to nearby Lubec, Maine in the United States.
Major Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Washington, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.87628° or 44° 52′ 35″ northLongitude
-67.01116° or 67° 0′ 40″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
87PJVXGQ+GGOpenStreetMap ID
way 21674752OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4971074Wikidata ID
Q49656158
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In Other Languages
“Major Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Major Island”
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