Mouse Island

Mouse Island is an islet in , , . Mouse Island is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Goose Rocks Lighthouse and Browns Head Light Station.

Lighthouse
Goose Rocks Light is a sparkplug lighthouse located near in . It stands at the eastern entrance to the Fox Islands Thoroughfare, a busy mile-wide passage separating North Haven from . is situated 2 miles northeast of Mouse Island.

Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Browns Head Light is a lighthouse in Vinalhaven, . Established in 1832, it is an active aid to navigation, marking the southern side of the western entrance to the Fox Island Thoroughfare, a busy strait separating Vinalhaven Island from . is situated 2½ miles west of Mouse Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Haven and Vinalhaven.

Photo: Jp498, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a town and island in , , United States, in . The town is both a year-round island community and a prominent summer colony.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a historic island town situated in the Fox Islands archipelago within the of , . Located in , approximately 15 miles across the waters of Penobscot Bay from the mainland city of Rockland, it stands as home to roughly 1,200 permanent residents a population that swells dramatically during the peak summer months.

Mouse Island

Latitude
44.11559° or 44° 6′ 56″ north
Longitude
-68.86221° or 68° 51′ 44″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
87PH448Q+64
Open­Street­Map ID
way 903155312
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
4972845
Wiki­data ID
Q49660307
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Satellite Map

Discover Mouse Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Mouse Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Mouse Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Maine, Knox County, lat 44,12, long -68,86)”
  • Cebuano: “Mouse Island”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include A.W. Smith Preserve and Broom Island.

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