Whitehead Island
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".| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Whitehead Island Light Station.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spruce Head and St. George.
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. Spruce Head is situated 2 miles north of Whitehead Island.
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 4 miles west of Whitehead Island.
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. South Thomaston is situated 5 miles north of Whitehead Island.
Whitehead Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Knox County, Maine, United States
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.98042° or 43° 58′ 50″ northLongitude
-69.1289° or 69° 7′ 44″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Open location code
87MGXVJC+5COpenStreetMap ID
way 221480200OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4982981Wikidata ID
Q7996029
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Whitehead Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Whitehead Island”
- Spanish: “Whitehead Island”
- Ukrainian: “Вайтгед (острів)”
- Ukrainian: “Вайтгед”
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