Peak Island
Peak Island is an islet in Hancock County, Down East, Maine.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Hancock County, Maine, United States of America
- Also known as: “Escargot Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Spruce Head Island and Eagle Island Light.
Great Spruce Head Island
Island
Great Spruce Head Island is a privately owned island in Penobscot Bay, Maine, United States. It is part of Deer Isle town in Hancock County. It has long belonged to the family of the painter Fairfield Porter and his brother photographer Eliot, both of whom did creative work there.
Eagle Island Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Eagle Island Light is a lighthouse on Eagle Island in Penobscot Bay, in south central Maine. The tower was first lit in 1838 but had to be torn down because of major physical defects. Eagle Island Light is situated 2½ miles southeast of Peak Island.
Eagle Island
Island
Eagle Island is a 263-acre island in Penobscot Bay, Maine, United States, between North Haven and Deer Isle, in Hancock County. It is not part of the nearby Town of Deer Isle but is an unincorporated territory of the state. Eagle Island is situated 2½ miles southeast of Peak Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sunset.
Sunset
Neighborhood
Sunset is an unincorporated village in the town of Deer Isle, Hancock County, Maine, United States. The community is located along Maine State Route 15A, 27 miles south-southeast of Ellsworth. Sunset has a post office, with ZIP code 04683. Sunset is situated 5 miles southeast of Peak Island.
Peak Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.23757° or 44° 14′ 15″ northLongitude
-68.80499° or 68° 48′ 18″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
87PH65QW+22OpenStreetMap ID
way 162811220OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4974823Wikidata ID
Q49668397
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Satellite Map
Discover Peak Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Peak Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Peak Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dark Harbor and Eggemoggin.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Sugarloaf and Barred Islands.
Hancock County: Must-Visit Destinations
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