Bear Island Coast Guard Station

Bear Island Coast Guard Station is a meteorological station in Town of Cranberry Isles, Hancock County, Maine. Bear Island Coast Guard Station is situated nearby to the lighthouse Bear Island Light Station, as well as near the park Asticou Azalea Garden.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bear Island Light Station and Asticou Azalea Garden.

Bear Island Light Station

Lighthouse

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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. Bear Island Light Station is situated 850 feet west of Bear Island Coast Guard Station.

Asticou Azalea Garden

Park

Photo: Dudesleeper, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Asticou Azalea Garden in Northeast Harbor, Maine, United States, is a popular visitor attraction. It was created by lifelong resident of the village, Charles Kenneth Savage, in 1956. Asticou Azalea Garden is situated 1½ miles northwest of Bear Island Coast Guard Station.

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. Claremont Hotel is situated 2½ miles west of Bear Island Coast Guard Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Northeast Harbor and Islesford.

Northeast Harbor

Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0.

Northeast Harbor is a village on Mount Desert Island, located in the town of Mount Desert in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The village has a significant summer population, and has long been a quiet enclave of the rich and famous.

Islesford

Hamlet

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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. Islesford is situated 2 miles southeast of Bear Island Coast Guard Station.

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. Cranberry Isles is situated 2½ miles south of Bear Island Coast Guard Station.

Bear Island Coast Guard Station

Type: Meteorological station
Location: Town of Cranberry Isles, Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.28333° or 44° 17′ north

Longitude

-68.26667° or 68° 16′ west

Elevation

39 feet (12 metres)

ICAO airport code

K9B5

Open location code

87PH7PMM+88

GeoNames ID

6297683

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