Around Southwest Harbor ...
For comparison, Southwest Harbor has a population of 1,800 people.
The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Southwest Harbor, with the nearest first.
- Manset
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Manset is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manset
- Northeast Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bass Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tremont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tremont is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Bernard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Desert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Seal Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cranberry Isles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cranberry Isles is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Isles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Islesford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Islesford is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesford
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- Seal Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Otter Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Point is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
- Atlantic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Atlantic is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Bar Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hulls Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
For more communities neighboring Southwest Harbor, please visit our County-by-County Page for Southwest Harbor.
Hancock County ...
Southwest Harbor is located in Hancock County<3>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hancock County: Penobscot, Waldo & Washington. The Atlantic Ocean lies to the south.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Southwest Harbor ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Southwest Harbor.
Airports Near Southwest Harbor ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Southwest Harbor and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Southwest Harbor.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Southwest Harbor ...
Looking for more information about Southwest Harbor? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Southwest Harbor. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the TripAdvisor page for Southwest Harbor, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Southwest Harbor.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Maine:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Southwest Harbor. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Southwest Harbor), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |