Wood Island
Wood Island is an islet in York County, Maine. Wood Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Hills Beach, as well as near the neighborhood Camp Ellis.Places of Interest
Highlights include Wood Island Light Station.
Wood Island Light Station
Heritage site
Photo: HiddenFox, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wood Island Light is an active lighthouse on the eastern edge of Wood Island in Saco Bay, on the southern coast of Maine. The light is just outside the entrance to Biddeford Pool and the end of the Saco River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hills Beach and Fortunes Rocks.
Hills Beach
Hamlet
Hills Beach is a seaside community in Biddeford, York County, Maine, United States, approximately 85 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. Hills Beach is a narrow stretch of sandy beach on the north side of Biddeford Pool near the mouth of the Saco River and near the Saco Bay. Hills Beach is situated 1½ miles west of Wood Island.
Fortunes Rocks
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fortunes Rocks is a seaside community in Biddeford, York County, Maine, located approximately 85 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. The 1999 novel Fortune's Rocks by Anita Shreve is loosely based on this Maine seaside neighborhood. Fortunes Rocks is situated 3 miles southwest of Wood Island.
Ocean Park
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ocean Park is a village in the town of Old Orchard Beach in York County, Maine, United States. A historic family style summer community affiliated with the Free Will Baptists, the community is located in southern Old Orchard Beach on Saco Bay. Ocean Park is situated 4 miles northwest of Wood Island.
Wood Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in York County, Maine, USA
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: York County, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.45669° or 43° 27′ 24″ northLongitude
-70.33353° or 70° 20′ 1″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
87MFFM48+MHOpenStreetMap ID
way 81798972OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4983418Wikidata ID
Q34787366
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Wood Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wood Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Wood Island Sanctuary and Gooseberry Island.
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