Champlain Monument
Champlain Monument is a memorial in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Champlain Monument is situated nearby to the peak Ox Hill, as well as near Hunters Beach.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bear Island Light Station.
Bear Island Light Station
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 2½ miles southwest of Champlain Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Islesford and Northeast Harbor.
Islesford
Hamlet
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 2½ miles south of Champlain Monument.
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.
Cranberry Isles
Village
Cranberry Isles is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 160 at the 2020 census. Cranberry Isles is situated 4 miles southwest of Champlain Monument.
Champlain Monument
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “In honor of Samuel De Champlain. Born in France 1567. Died at Quebec 1635. A soldier sailor explorer and administrator who gave this island its name”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.29972° or 44° 17′ 59″ northLongitude
-68.22734° or 68° 13′ 38″ westElevation
249 feet (76 metres)Open location code
87PH7QXF+V3OpenStreetMap ID
node 1630799813OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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