Great Wass Island Preserve, Great Wass Island

Name: Great Wass Island Preserve
Address: Great Wass Island, United States

#1 among attractions in Great Wass Island

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The Great Wass Island Preservation is a 1,576-acre open space reserve located on the coast of Maine, 40 miles east of Ellsworth, Maine on Great Wass Island. The reserve, managed by the land conservation non-profit organization The Nature Conservancy, is notable for its subarctic plants and coastal jackpine. ()

Established: 1978 (46 years ago)Area: 2.46 mi²Coordinates: 44°28'24"N, 67°34'47"W

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Great Wass Island United States

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Great Wass Island Preserve – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Moose Peak Light, Jonesport.

2.4 miE
Lighthouse
Moose Peak Light, Mistake Island
60 min walk • Moose Peak Light is a lighthouse on Mistake Island, just east of Great Wass Island, Maine at the southern entrance to Eastern Bay and five nautical miles southeast of Jonesport. It was first established in 1827. The present structure was built in 1851.
4.2 miN
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Jonesport
109 min walk • Jonesport is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,245 at the 2020 census. Jonesport is a fishing and lobstering town. It contains the villages or hamlets of Jonesport, Mason Bay, Monsapec, and West Jonesport.

Great Wass Island Preserve, Great Wass Island

Facts and practical information

Great Wass Island plan & book

Great Wass Island Preserve – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Moose Peak Light, Mistake Island

Jonesport