Spectacle Island
Spectacle Island is an islet in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Spectacle Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Cape Rosier, as well as near the hamlet Eggemoggin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pumpkin Island Light and Pond Island.
Pumpkin Island Light
Lighthouse
Pumpkin Island Light is a lighthouse on Pumpkin Island, at the northwestern entrance to Eggemoggin Reach, a channel running northwest to southeast between Penobscot Bay and Blue Hill Bay on the central-eastern coast of Maine. Pumpkin Island Light is situated 2 miles east of Spectacle Island.
Pond Island
Islet
Pond Island is a small 32-acre island in Penobscot Bay, on the central coast of Maine, United States. The island is a conservation property of the Maine Coast Heritage Trust, and is open to the public, with two small campsites. Pond Island is situated 1½ miles southwest of Spectacle Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harborside and Sargentville.
Harborside
Neighborhood
Harborside is an unincorporated village in the town of Brooksville, Hancock County, Maine, United States. The community is located on the west coast of Cape Rosier, on Penobscot Bay, 24 miles southwest of Ellsworth. Harborside is situated 3½ miles northwest of Spectacle Island.
Sargentville
Neighborhood
Sargentville is an unincorporated village in the town of Sedgwick, Hancock County, Maine, United States. The community is located along Maine State Route 175, 21 miles southwest of Ellsworth. Sargentville is situated 5 miles east of Spectacle Island.
Brooksville
Village
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Brooksville is a town on Penobscot Bay in Hancock County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 935. It contains the villages of North Brooksville, South Brooksville, West Brooksville, Brooksville Corner, and Harborside. Brooksville is situated 6 miles northeast of Spectacle Island.
Spectacle 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
44.30718° or 44° 18′ 26″ northLongitude
-68.78101° or 68° 46′ 52″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
87PH8649+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 697058240OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4979443
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