Matinicus Rock
Matinicus Rock is an islet in Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine. Matinicus Rock is situated nearby to the hamlet Criehaven.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Matinicus Rock Light Station.
Matinicus Rock Light Station
Lighthouse
Photo: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain.
Matinicus Rock Light is a lighthouse on Matinicus Rock, a windswept rock 25 miles off the coast of Maine. It is one of eleven seacoast lights off the coast of Maine. Matinicus Rock Light Station is situated 680 feet south of Matinicus Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Criehaven and Matinicus Isle.
Criehaven
Hamlet
Criehaven is an alternative name for Ragged Island, an unorganized territory in Knox County, Maine, United States. Criehaven was formerly a plantation including Ragged Island just south of Matinicus Isle in outer Penobscot Bay, plus Matinicus Rock to its southeast, and Seal Island, the location of Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge, to its northeast. Criehaven is situated 4 miles northwest of Matinicus Rock.
Matinicus Isle
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Matinicus Isle is an island plantation in Knox County, Maine, United States. The island is located within Penobscot Bay about 20 miles east of the mainland coast and is accessible by state ferry service from Rockland or by air taxi from Knox County Regional Airport. Matinicus Isle is situated 6 miles north of Matinicus Rock.
Matinicus Rock
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.7852° or 43° 47′ 7″ northLongitude
-68.85409° or 68° 51′ 15″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87MHQ4PW+39OpenStreetMap ID
way 21877916OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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