Sheep Island
Sheep Island is an islet in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Sheep Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Naskeag, as well as near the hamlet Atlantic.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swans Island and Minturn.
Swans Island
Village
Photo: Fran Schwanck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Swan's Island is an island town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is named after Colonel James Swan, of Fife, Scotland, who purchased the island and some surrounding areas and organized their colonization in the eighteenth century. Swans Island is situated 5 miles south of Sheep Island.
Minturn
Village
Minturn is a small village on the south side of Swan's Island, a part of Hancock County, Maine, United States. Its approximate latitude and longitude are 44°8’ N, 68°27’ W. Minturn is situated 5 miles south of Sheep Island.
Brooklin
Village
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Brooklin is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 827 at the 2020 census. Brooklin is situated 6 miles northwest of Sheep Island.
Sheep 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
44.21287° or 44° 12′ 46″ northLongitude
-68.46801° or 68° 28′ 5″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
87PH6G7J+4QOpenStreetMap ID
way 21793435OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4978420
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