Pond Island

Pond Island is an islet in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Pond Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Birch Harbor.

Type: Islet
Description: island in Winter Harbor, Hancock County, Maine, United States
Also known as: “Welchs Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Spectacle Island.

Spectacle Island

Islet

Spectacle Island is a privately owned island off Bar Harbor, Maine, United States. It is 4 acres, and it is owned by Ashley Longmaid. As of 2012, it is the world's ninth most expensive island and is part of the Town of Winter Harbor. Spectacle Island is situated 2½ miles northwest of Pond Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birch Harbor and Winter Harbor.

Birch Harbor

Neighborhood

Birch Harbor is an unincorporated village in the town of Gouldsboro, Hancock County, Maine, United States. The community is located along Maine State Route 186, 22 miles east-southeast of Ellsworth. Birch Harbor is situated 3½ miles northeast of Pond Island.

Winter Harbor

Photo: GRDN711, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Winter Harbor is a town of 461 people in Maine. The town sits just outside the Schoodic Peninsula portion of Acadia National Park, and is due east of the town of Bar Harbor and Ellsworth.

Gouldsboro

Village

Photo: Howcheng, Public domain.

Gouldsboro is a town and municipality in Hancock County, Maine, United States on the Schoodic Peninsula. The town was named for Robert Gould, a landholder in the town. Gouldsboro is situated 5 miles northeast of Pond Island.

Pond Island

Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.34242° or 44° 20′ 33″ north

Longitude

-68.0701° or 68° 4′ 12″ west

Elevation

26 feet (8 metres)

Open location code

87PH8WRH+XX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 162905582

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4975668

Wikidata ID

Q49670031

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Pond Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Pond Island”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Gerrishville and Prospect Harbor.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rockefeller Hall Welcome Center and Ravens Nest.

Hancock County: Must-Visit Destinations

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