Sprucehead Island
Sprucehead Island is an island in Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine. Sprucehead Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Clark Island, as well as near the village South Thomaston.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
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".
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spruce Head and South Thomaston.
Spruce Head
Neighborhood
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.
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.
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, the town's commercial center. A favorite with artists, writers and naturalists, St. St. George is situated 5 miles southwest of Sprucehead Island.
Sprucehead Island
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Spruce Head Island”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.99996° or 43° 59′ 60″ northLongitude
-69.11857° or 69° 7′ 7″ westElevation
75 feet (23 metres)Open location code
87MGXVXJ+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 221480199OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
4979634
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