Ship Island
Ship Island is an islet in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Ship Island is situated nearby to the hamlet West Tremont, as well as near the locality Richtown.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tremont and Bass Harbor.
Tremont
Photo: WhisperToMe, CC0.
Tremont is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is located on the southwestern side of Mount Desert Island, an area commonly referred to by residents as the "quiet side." Tremont includes the villages of Bass Harbor, Bernard, Gotts Island, Seal Cove, and West Tremont.
Bass Harbor
Hamlet
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Bass Harbor is a village in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is within the town of Tremont on Mount Desert Island, and near Acadia National Park. Bass Harbor is situated 5 miles east of Ship Island.
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 6 miles south of Ship Island.
Ship 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
44.23424° or 44° 14′ 3″ northLongitude
-68.44072° or 68° 26′ 27″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
87PH6HM5+MPOpenStreetMap ID
way 162904937OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4978521
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