Northern Island

Northern Island is an islet in Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine. Northern Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Elmore, as well as near Tenants Harbor.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tenants Harbor Light.

Tenants Harbor Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Tenants Harbor Light, also known as Southern Island Light, is a lighthouse at the mouth of Tenants Harbor, St. George, Maine, United States. It appears in paintings by Andrew Wyeth and his son Jamie Wyeth, who have owned the lighthouse since 1978.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St. George and Spruce Head.

St. George

Village

Photo: Crispins C. Crispian, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St. George or Saint George is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. It includes the villages of Port Clyde and Tenants Harbor, the town's commercial center.

Spruce Head

Village

Spruce Head is an unincorporated village in Knox County, Maine, United States. The community is located on Penobscot Bay and Maine State Route 73 6.5 miles south of Rockland. Spruce Head is situated 4 miles northeast of Northern Island.

Cushing

Village

Photo: lcm1863, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cushing is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,502 at the 2020 census. Cushing includes the villages of North Cushing, Cushing, South Cushing, and Pleasant Point. Cushing is situated 4½ miles northwest of Northern Island.

Northern Island

Type: Islet
Description: island in Knox County, Maine, United States
Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.96789° or 43° 58′ 4″ north

Longitude

-69.18777° or 69° 11′ 16″ west

Elevation

26 feet (8 metres)

Open location code

87MGXR96+5V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 221480219

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4973777

Wikidata ID

Q49664256

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Northern Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Northern Island”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Elmore and Tenants Harbor.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include High Island and Southern Island.

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