Smith Point
Smith Point is a cape in Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine. Smith Point is situated nearby to the locality Browns Head, as well as near Goose Rocks.Places of Interest
Highlights include Goose Rocks Lighthouse and Browns Head Light Station.
Goose Rocks Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Goose Rocks Light is a sparkplug lighthouse located near North Haven, Maine in Penobscot Bay. It stands at the eastern entrance to the Fox Islands Thoroughfare, a busy mile-wide passage separating North Haven from Vinalhaven. Goose Rocks Lighthouse is situated 2½ miles northeast of Smith Point.
Browns Head Light Station
Lighthouse
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Browns Head Light is a lighthouse in Vinalhaven, Maine. Established in 1832, it is an active aid to navigation, marking the southern side of the western entrance to the Fox Island Thoroughfare, a busy strait separating Vinalhaven Island from North Haven. Browns Head Light Station is situated 2½ miles west of Smith Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Haven and Vinalhaven.
North Haven
Photo: Jp498, CC BY-SA 2.5.
North Haven is a town and island in Knox County, Maine, United States, in Penobscot Bay. The town is both a year-round island community and a prominent summer colony.
Vinalhaven
Vinalhaven is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. Its town limits include the island of Vinalhaven, the largest of the Fox Islands, and smaller islands, some accessible from Vinalhaven Island by bridge or causeway.
Smith Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Dodge Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.11091° or 44° 6′ 39″ northLongitude
-68.86309° or 68° 51′ 47″ westElevation
62 feet (19 metres)Open location code
87PH446P+9QGeoNames ID
4978841
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