Matinicus Rock

Matinicus Rock is an island in Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine. Matinicus Rock is situated nearby to the hamlet Criehaven.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Matinicus Rock Light Station.

Matinicus Rock Light Station

Lighthouse

Photo: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain.

Matinicus Rock Light is a lighthouse on Matinicus Rock, a windswept rock 25 miles off the coast of Maine. It is one of eleven seacoast lights off the coast of Maine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Criehaven and Matinicus Isle.

Criehaven is an alternative name for Ragged Island, an unorganized territory in Knox County, Maine, United States. Criehaven was formerly a plantation including Ragged Island just south of Matinicus Isle in outer Penobscot Bay, plus Matinicus Rock to its southeast, and Seal Island, the location of Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge, to its northeast. Criehaven is situated 4 miles northwest of Matinicus Rock.

Matinicus Isle

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Matinicus Isle is an island plantation in Knox County, Maine, United States. The island is located within Penobscot Bay approximately 20 miles east of the mainland coast and is accessible by state ferry service from Rockland or by air taxi from Knox County Regional Airport. Matinicus Isle is situated 6 miles north of Matinicus Rock.

Matinicus Rock

Type: Island
Description: island in Knox County, Maine, United States of America
Category: landform
Location: Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.78548° or 43° 47′ 8″ north

Longitude

-68.85397° or 68° 51′ 14″ west

Elevation

13 feet (4 metres)

Open location code

87MHQ4PW+5C

GeoNames ID

4971421

Wikidata ID

Q49657534

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In Other Languages

“Matinicus Rock” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Matinicus Rock”

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