Western Way

Western Way is a strait in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Western Way is situated nearby to the neighborhood Seawall, as well as near the village Cranberry Isles.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bear Island Light Station and Claremont Hotel.

Bear Island Light Station

Lighthouse

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Bear Island Light is a lighthouse on Bear Island near Mt. Desert Island, at the entrance to Northeast Harbor, Maine. It was first established in 1839. The present structure was built in 1889.

Claremont Hotel

Hotel

Photo: BFroehlich, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Claremont Hotel is a historic hotel on Claremont Road in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Built in 1883, the main hotel building is one of the only 19th-century hotels to survive on Mount Desert Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cranberry Isles and Islesford.

Cranberry Isles

Village

Photo: H.L.I.T., CC BY 2.0.

Cranberry Isles is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 160 at the 2020 census.

Islesford

Hamlet

Photo: H.L.I.T., CC BY 2.0.

Islesford is a hamlet located on Little Cranberry Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is one of the five islands of the town of Cranberry Isles.

Southwest Harbor is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. Located on Mount Desert Island, the population was 1,756 at the 2020 census. The municipality contains within it the villages of Southwest Harbor, Manset, Seawall, Wonderland, and Pemetic Hills.

Western Way

Type: Strait
Also known as: “Cranberry Island Passage”
Category: body of water
Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.25178° or 44° 15′ 6″ north

Longitude

-68.28406° or 68° 17′ 3″ west

Open location code

87PH7P28+P9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12233060383

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=strait

GeoNames ID

4982842

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Little Head and Preble Cove Preserve.

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