Northwest Point
Northwest Point is a cape in Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine. Northwest Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Matinicus Isle, as well as near Criehaven.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Matinicus Isle and Criehaven.
Matinicus Isle
Hamlet
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Matinicus Isle is an island plantation in Knox County, Maine, United States. The island is located within Penobscot Bay about 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.
Criehaven
Hamlet
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.
Northwest Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.86085° or 43° 51′ 39″ northLongitude
-68.81469° or 68° 48′ 53″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
87MHV56P+84OpenStreetMap ID
node 9057575916OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
4973805
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