Sams Island
Sams Island is an islet in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Sams Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood West Deer Isle, as well as near West Stonington.Places of Interest
Highlights include Stonington Municipal Airport and Stonington Opera House.
Stonington Municipal Airport
Aerodrome
Stonington Municipal Airport is a public airport located one mile northwest of the central business district of Stonington, a town in Hancock County, Maine, USA.
Stonington Opera House
Theater building
Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Stonington Opera House is situated 2½ miles southeast of Sams Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sunset and Stonington.
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 2 miles north of Sams Island.
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. Stonington is situated 2½ miles southeast of Sams Island.
Deer Isle
Village
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Deer Isle is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,194 at the 2020 census. Notable landmarks in Deer Isle are the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Stonington Opera House, and the town's many art galleries. Deer Isle is situated 3½ miles northeast of Sams Island.
Sams Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Hancock County, Maine, United States of America
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.17843° or 44° 10′ 42″ northLongitude
-68.70479° or 68° 42′ 17″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
87PH57HW+93OpenStreetMap ID
way 697058235OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4977630Wikidata ID
Q49677348
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In Other Languages
“Sams Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sams Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Maine)”
- Cebuano: “Sams Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rabbit Island and Crockett Cove Woods Preserve.
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