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Maine State Route 102 passes through Southwest Harbor, leading southwest 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to Tremont and north 6 miles (10 km) to Somesville at the north end of Somes Sound. Route 102A splits east from Route 102 at the southern end of the Southwest Harbor CDP, and makes a loop through Seawall and Bass Harbor, reaching Tremont in 7 miles (11 km).
Southwest Harbor is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. Located on Mount Desert Island , the population was 1,756 at the 2020 census . [ 2 ] The municipality contains within it the villages of Southwest Harbor , Manset, Seawall, Wonderland, and Pemetic Hills.
The Maine Coastal Island Registry (CIR) catalogs 3,166 of these coastal islands, along with some notable inland freshwater islands, such as Frye Island in Sebago Lake. According to the most recent CIR data, 1,846 islands are registered to private owners, while 204 islands, which contain four or more structures, are exempt from registration.
On nautical charts, the top of the chart is always true north, rather than magnetic north, towards which a compass points. Most charts include a compass rose depicting the variation between magnetic and true north. However, the use of the Mercator projection has drawbacks. This projection shows the lines of longitude as parallel.
The waters of the bay flow out through The Chops at low tide, while high tide brings a mix of fresh water and seawater back up the Kennebec. The river flow volume from six rivers typically exceeds the volume of the incoming tide. Combined with the bottleneck of The Chops, the result is a tidal waterbody with very little salt, known as brackish.
Brooksville is a town on Penobscot Bay in Hancock County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 935. [2] It contains the villages of North Brooksville, South Brooksville (on Buck's Harbor), West Brooksville, Brooksville Corner, and Harborside (on Cape Rosier).
Long Pond, also known as Great Pond, [2] is a nearly 4-mile (6.4 km)-long glacial lake [3] located on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. [ 1 ] References
The water stops rising, reaching a local maximum called high tide. Sea level falls over several hours, revealing the intertidal zone; ebb tide. Oscillating currents produced by tides are known as tidal streams or tidal currents. The moment that the tidal current ceases is called slack water or slack tide. The tide then reverses direction and is ...