Sand Island

Sand Island is an islet in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Sand Island is situated nearby to the village Stonington, as well as near the neighborhood West Deer Isle.

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 Sand 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 Sand 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 north of Sand Island.

Sand Island

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

44.13609° or 44° 8′ 10″ north

Longitude

-68.66803° or 68° 40′ 5″ west

Elevation

39 feet (12 metres)

Open location code

87PH48PJ+CQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 21858884

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4977680

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