The Nub

The Nub is an island in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. The Nub is situated nearby to the neighborhood Blue Hill Falls, as well as near South Blue Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blue Hill and East Blue Hill.

Blue Hill

Photo: DrStew82, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Blue Hill is a small town in Hancock County, in the US state of Maine, located on Blue Hill Bay, about 14 miles southwest of the county seat of Ellsworth and quite near Acadia National Park.

East Blue Hill is an unincorporated village in the town of Blue Hill, Hancock County, Maine, United States. The community is located along Maine State Route 176, 10 miles south-southwest of Ellsworth.

Sedgwick

Village

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Sedgwick is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,202 at the 2020 census. The town includes the village of Sargentville. Sedgwick is situated 6 miles southwest of The Nub.

The Nub

Type: Island
Categories: locality and landform
Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.37841° or 44° 22′ 42″ north

Longitude

-68.55919° or 68° 33′ 33″ west

Elevation

13 feet (4 metres)

Open location code

87PH9CHR+98

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358225020

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

5281078

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