Sparks Island

Sparks Island is an island in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Sparks Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood South Penobscot, as well as near North Castine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Penobscot and Castine.

Penobscot

Village

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Penobscot is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The Bagaduce River flows through the town. The population was 1,136 at the 2020 census.

Castine is a town in Hancock County in eastern Maine, United States. The population was 1,320 at the 2020 census. Castine is the home of Maine Maritime Academy, a four-year institution that graduates officers and engineers for the United States Merchant Marine and marine related industries.

Sparks Island

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

44.44702° or 44° 26′ 49″ north

Longitude

-68.72808° or 68° 43′ 41″ west

Elevation

20 feet (6 metres)

Open location code

87PHC7WC+RQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358224322

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

4979377

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