Turnip Point
Turnip Point is a scenic viewpoint in Town of Swans Island, Hancock County, Maine. Turnip Point is situated nearby to the grassland Sheep Pasture Head, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Long Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hockamock Head Lighthouse.
Hockamock Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Fran Schwanck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station is a lighthouse on Swan's Island, Maine. It is located on Hockamock Head, at the entrance to Burnt Coat Harbor and at the end of Harbor Road. Hockamock Head Lighthouse is situated 2,100 feet north of Turnip Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Minturn and Swans Island.
Minturn
Village
Minturn is a small village on the south side of Swan's Island, a part of Hancock County, Maine, United States. Its approximate latitude and longitude are 44°8’ N, 68°27’ W.
Swans Island
Village
Photo: Fran Schwanck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Swan's Island is an island town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is named after Colonel James Swan, of Fife, Scotland, who purchased the island and some surrounding areas and organized their colonization in the eighteenth century.
Frenchboro
Frenchboro has a population of 38 and is located on 14 small islands in Blue Hill Bay in the Down East region of Maine. Less than a hundred people live here year round and they keep things much as they have been for decades.
Turnip Point
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Town of Swans Island, Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.12889° or 44° 7′ 44″ northLongitude
-68.44823° or 68° 26′ 54″ westOpen location code
87PH4HH2+HPOpenStreetMap ID
node 2932887314OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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Highlights include Sheep Pasture Head and Long Point.
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