West Black Ledge

West Black Ledge is an islet in Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine. West Black Ledge is situated nearby to the hamlet Matinicus Isle, as well as near Criehaven.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Matinicus Isle and Criehaven.

Hamlet

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Matinicus Isle is an island plantation in Knox County, Maine, United States. The island is located within Penobscot Bay approximately 20 miles east of the mainland coast and is accessible by state ferry service from Rockland or by air taxi from Knox County Regional Airport.

Hamlet

Criehaven is an alternative name for Ragged Island, an unorganized territory in Knox County, Maine, United States. Criehaven was formerly a plantation including Ragged Island just south of Matinicus Isle in outer Penobscot Bay, plus Matinicus Rock to its southeast, and Seal Island, the location of Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge, to its northeast. Criehaven is situated 2 miles southwest of West Black Ledge.

Latitude

43.86158° or 43° 51′ 42″ north

Longitude

-68.86969° or 68° 52′ 11″ west

Open location code

87MHV46J+J4

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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