West Sister Island
West Sister Island is an islet in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. West Sister Island is situated nearby to the village Minturn, as well as near the hamlet Atlantic.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Frenchboro and Minturn.
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.
Minturn
Village
Minturn is a small village on the south side of Swan's Island, a part of Hancock County, Maine, United States. Its approximate latitude and longitude are 44°8’ N, 68°27’ W. Minturn is situated 3 miles west of West Sister Island.
Swans Island
Village
Photo: Fran Schwanck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Swans Island is situated 3½ miles west of West Sister Island.
West Sister 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
44.14191° or 44° 8′ 31″ northLongitude
-68.38039° or 68° 22′ 49″ westElevation
66 feet (20 metres)Open location code
87PH4JR9+QROpenStreetMap ID
way 162811253OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4982733
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