Sears Island

Sears Island
Native name:
Wassumkeag
Map
Geography
LocationPenobscot Bay
Coordinates44°26′35″N 68°52′39″W / 44.44306°N 68.87750°W / 44.44306; -68.87750[1]
Area940 acres (380 ha)
Highest elevation[1]
Administration
State Maine
TownSearsport
Additional information
Time zone
 • Summer (DST)

Sears Island, known as Wassumkeag or shining beach by the indigenous Wabanaki tribes of northern New England, is located off the coast of Searsport in Waldo County, Maine, at the top of Penobscot Bay.[2] The island is the largest undeveloped, uninhabited, causeway-accessible island on the eastern coast of the United States. It is 940 acres (3.8 km2) in area. It is part of the Town of Searsport.

  1. ^ a b "Sears Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Maine Local Government - Town of Searsport - Main Page". Archived from the original on 2004-08-08.