Swans Island
Swan's Island is an island town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is named after Colonel James Swan, of Fife, Scotland, who purchased the island and some surrounding areas and organized their colonization in the eighteenth century.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hockamock Head Lighthouse.
Hockamock Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
The Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station is a lighthouse on Swan's Island, Maine. It is located on Hockamock Head, at the entrance to Burnt Coat Harbor and at the end of Harbor Road. Hockamock Head Lighthouse is situated 2 miles southwest of Swans Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Minturn and Frenchboro.
Minturn
Village
Minturn is a small village on the south side of Swan's Island, a part of Hancock County, Maine, United States. The decline of fishing in general and of the local population has caused the village to dwindle.
Frenchboro
Frenchboro has a population of 38 and is located on 14 small islands in Blue Hill Bay in the Down East region of Maine. Less than a hundred people live here year round and they keep things much as they have been for decades.Swans Island
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Brule Cote”, “Burnt Coat Island”, and “Swan’s Island”
- Category: landform
- Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.15842° or 44° 9′ 30″ north
Longitude
-68.42946° or 68° 25′ 46″ west
Elevation
135 feet (41 metres)
Open location code
87PH5H5C+96
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