Burnt Porcupine Island, Frenchman Bay, Gouldsboro, Hancock County, ME

Burnt Porcupine Island is owned by a family. It and adjacent Rum Key are the only Porcupine Islands of Frenchman Bay not owned by the National Park Service as part of Acadia National Park.

Latitude (decimal)

44.4048015

Longitude (decimal)

-68.1780671

GNIS/GNS Feature ID

563268

Authoritative Source

U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS). “Archive database of 2021” at U.S. Geographic Information Names System (GNIS) ( https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names/download-gnis-data : accessed 31 May 2024).

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The Porcupines, Frenchman Bay, Gouldsboro, Hancock County, ME

A group of six islands that lie in Frenchman Bay near Bar Harbor, but are actually located in the Town of Gouldsboro. Sheep Porcupine Island, Burnt Porcupine Island, Rum Key, Long Porcupine Island, Bald Porcupine Island, and Bar Island com…