Owls Head State Park

Owls Head State Park is a park in Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine. Owls Head State Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood Holiday Beach, as well as near Crescent Beach.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Owls Head Light Station and Rockland Breakwater.

Owls Head Light Station

Lighthouse

Photo: JT de Fife, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Owls Head Light is an active aid to navigation located at the entrance of Rockland Harbor on western Penobscot Bay in the town of Owls Head, Knox County, Maine.

Rockland Breakwater

Breakwater

Photo: Tania Dey PhD, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Rockland Breakwater is a breakwater sheltering the harbor of Rockland, Maine. More than 4,000 feet long, it was built in the 1890s by the United States Army Corps of Engineers out of locally quarried granite to improve the harbor's ability to shelter ships from coastal storms. Rockland Breakwater is situated 2 miles northwest of Owls Head State Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Owls Head and Rockland.

Owls Head

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Owls Head is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,504 at the 2020 census. A resort and fishing area, the community is home to the Knox County Regional Airport. It includes the village of Ash Point.

Rockland

Photo: Hannahjones, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rockland is a city in Maine that has witnessed a resurgence. Once boarded up shops are now colorfully decorated and the Farnsworth Art Museum and Wyeth Center offer a diverse Maine artisan collection.

Glen Cove

Neighborhood

Glen Cove is an unincorporated village within the town of Rockport in Knox County, Maine, United States. The community is located on U.S. Route 1 and Clam Cove, an arm of the Penobscot Bay, 2.2 miles north of Rockland. Glen Cove is situated 4 miles northwest of Owls Head State Park.

Owls Head State Park

Type: Park
Also known as: “Lighthouse Park”
Category: recreation area
Location: Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.09049° or 44° 5′ 26″ north

Longitude

-69.04612° or 69° 2′ 46″ west

Elevation

52 feet (16 metres)

Open location code

87PG3XR3+5H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1328164593

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

4974500

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Holiday Beach and Crescent Beach.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Merriman Cemetery and North Camp.

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