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".- Islet
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 feet (10 metres)
- Description: island in Knox County, Maine, United States
Places of Interest Nearby
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Whitehead Island Light Station
Whitehead Light is a lighthouse on Whitehead Island…
Villages in the Area
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Spruce Head
Spruce Head is an unincorporated village in Knox County, Maine, United States.
2 miles north of Whitehead Island
St. George
St. George or Saint George is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States.
4 miles west of Whitehead Island
South Thomaston
South Thomaston is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States.
5 miles north of Whitehead Island
Whitehead Island
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Latitude
43.98042° or 43° 58′ 50″ north
Longitude
-69.1289° or 69° 7′ 44″ west
Open location code
87MGXVJC+5C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place = islet
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Whitehead Island” goes by many names.
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