Spruce Head
Spruce Head is an unincorporated village in Knox County, Maine, United States. The community is located on Penobscot Bay and Maine State Route 73 6.5 miles south of Rockland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: human settlement in United States of America
- Also known as: “Spruce Head, Maine”, “Spruce Head, ME”, and “Sprucehead”
- Postal code: 04859
Places of Interest
Highlights include Whitehead Island Light Station and Whitehead Island.
Whitehead Island Light Station
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Whitehead Light is a lighthouse on Whitehead Island, on Muscle Ridge Channel, in the southwestern entrance to Penobscot Bay, Maine. It is in the town of St.George. Whitehead Island Light Station is situated 2½ miles south of Spruce Head.
Whitehead Island
Islet
Whitehead Island is an island in St. George, Knox County, Maine, United States. Whitehead Light was built on the island in 1807. The island is approximately 70 acres in area and is known for "bleached, rugged granite shores". Whitehead Island is situated 2 miles south of Spruce Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Thomaston and St. George.
South Thomaston
Village
Photo: Crispins C. Crispian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
South Thomaston is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,511 at the 2020 census. A fishing and resort area, the town includes the village of Spruce Head. South Thomaston is situated 3 miles north of Spruce Head.
St. George
Village
Photo: Crispins C. Crispian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. George is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. It includes the villages of Port Clyde and Tenants Harbor, with the latter being town's commercial center. St. George is situated 5 miles southwest of Spruce Head.
Thomaston
Town
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Thomaston, formerly known as Fort St. Georges, Fort Wharf, and Lincoln, is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,739 at the 2020 census. Thomaston is situated 5 miles northwest of Spruce Head.
Spruce Head
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Town of South Thomaston, Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.01147° or 44° 0′ 41″ northLongitude
-69.13282° or 69° 7′ 58″ westElevation
36 feet (11 metres)United Nations Location Code
US UHDOpen location code
87PG2V68+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 158807750OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
4979595Wikidata ID
Q22059402
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In Other Languages
“Spruce Head” goes by many names.
- South Azerbaijani: “ایسپروس هید، مئین”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Harmony Bible Baptist Church and Spruce Head Post Office.
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