Rock Island
Rock Island is an islet in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Rock Island is situated nearby to the village Stonington, as well as near the neighborhood West Deer Isle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stonington Opera House and Deer Island Thorofare Light Station.
Stonington Opera House
Theater building
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The Stonington Opera House is a theatrical venue at the corner of Main and School Streets in the center of Stonington, Maine. Built in 1912, it is one of a small number of early 20th-century performance halls constructed in Maine.
Deer Island Thorofare Light Station
Lighthouse
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Deer Isle Thorofare Light, also known as Mark Island Light, is a lighthouse on Penobscot Bay, Maine, about 1.8 nautical miles west-southwest of Stonington. It was built in 1857. Deer Island Thorofare Light Station is situated 2 miles west of Rock Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stonington and Isle Au Haut.
Stonington
Village
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Stonington is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is located on the southern portion of the island of Deer Isle. The population was 1,056 at the 2020 census.
Isle Au Haut
Hamlet
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Isle au Haut is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States, on an island of the same name in Penobscot Bay. The population was 92 at the 2020 census. Home to portions of Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut is accessible by ferry from Stonington. Isle Au Haut is situated 4½ miles south of Rock Island.
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 northwest of Rock Island.
Rock Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.14062° or 44° 8′ 26″ northLongitude
-68.65905° or 68° 39′ 33″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87PH48RR+69OpenStreetMap ID
way 697057144OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4976777Wikidata ID
Q49674971
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In Other Languages
“Rock Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rock Island”
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