Sutton Island

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Sutton Island, in Hancock County, Maine, is a small, private island south of Mount Desert Island, and north of Cranberry Isles, Maine. Its dimensions are roughly 2.1 km on its east–west axis by 1.1 km north to south. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 44°16'22"N, 68°15'25"W

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Sutton Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Thuya Garden, Asticou Azalea Garden, Bear Island Light, Islesford Historical Museum.

2.1 miNW
Garden, Park
Thuya Garden, Northeast Harbor
55 min walk • Thuya Garden is a semi-formal herbaceous garden, in the style of Gertrude Jekyll, located at 15 Thuya Drive, Northeast Harbor, Maine. It is open daily from May through October.
2.6 miNW
Botanical garden, Garden, Park
Asticou Azalea Garden, Northeast Harbor
66 min walk • The Asticou Azalea Garden in Northeast Harbor, Maine, United States, is a popular visitor attraction. It was created by lifelong resident of the village, Charles Kenneth Savage, in 1956.
1 miNW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Bear Island Light, Bear Island
26 min walk • Bear Island Light is a lighthouse on Bear Island near Mt. Desert Island, at the entrance to Northeast Harbor, Maine. It was first established in 1839. The present structure was built in 1889.
1.2 miSE
Museum, History museum
Islesford Historical Museum, Little Cranberry Island
32 min walk • The Islesford Historical Museum and Blue Duck Ships' Store are related historical exhibits on Little Cranberry Island in Maine, USA, within the boundaries of Acadia National Park.
3.6 miSE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Baker Island Light, Baker Island
92 min walk • Baker Island Light is a lighthouse on Baker Island, Maine, which is part of Acadia National Park. The light station was established in 1828 as a guide to the southern entrance to Frenchman Bay.
1.8 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Mary's-By-The-Sea, Northeast Harbor
46 min walk • St. Mary's-By-The-Sea is a historic Gothic Revival church at 20 South Shore Road in Northeast Harbor, Maine. One a few known designs of Maine architect Harry Vaughn and built in 1902, it is one of a number of architect-designed summer chapels built around the turn of the 20th century with funding from wealthy summer residents.
3.5 miN
City hall
Ellsworth City Hall, Acadia National Park
90 min walk • Ellsworth City Hall is the seat of local government in Ellsworth, Maine. Built in 1934-35 after a devastating fire destroyed the old city hall and part of the business district, it is a municipal building with Georgian Revival features unusual for Maine.
3.5 miW
Library
Southwest Harbor Public Library, Southwest Harbor
89 min walk • The Southwest Harbor Public Library is the public library serving Southwest Harbor, Maine. The Southwest Harbor Public Library was built in 1895.
2.1 miNW
44°17'42"N • 68°17'9"W
Mt. Desert Chamber of Commerce, Northeast Harbor
54 min walk • Museum
3.2 miNW
Archaeological site
Fernald Cove, Northeast Harbor
81 min walk • The Fernald Point Prehistoric Site is an archaeological site in Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island on the central coast of Maine.
1.5 miN
Church, Shingle style architecture
Saint Jude's Episcopal Church, Northeast Harbor
40 min walk • Saint Jude's Episcopal Church is a historic church at 277 Peabody Drive in Seal Harbor, Maine. Built in 1887–89, this Shingle-style church is the least-altered surviving example of ecclesiastical architecture in Maine designed by the noted exponent of the style, William Ralph Emerson.

Sutton Island

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Sutton Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)