Eastport, Maine

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Eastport, Maine is a small coastal city on Moose Island known as the easternmost city in the United States and for its historic fishing and maritime heritage.

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Eastport, Maine canonical 9
Eastport 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
accessibleBy causeway to mainland
areaCode 207
border Canada
climate humid continental climate
coordinateLatitude 44.9064° N
coordinateLongitude 66.9856° W
country United States
county Washington County, Maine
demographicCharacteristic small population
economy aquaculture
fishing
shipping
tourism
elevation sea level
faces Campobello Island, New Brunswick
followsTimeZoneInSummer Eastern Daylight Time
governmentType city government
hasCulturalInstitution Tides Institute & Museum of Art
hasFeature deep-water port
historic downtown waterfront
hasIndustryHistory sardine canning
shipping and trade
hasLandmark Eastport breakwater
historic cannery buildings
hosts Eastport Pirate Festival
Fourth of July celebrations
incorporatedAsCity 1893
incorporatedAsTown 1798
knownFor being the easternmost city in the United States
historic fishing industry
maritime heritage
working waterfront
locatedIn Downeast Maine
Passamaquoddy Bay
locatedOn Moose Island
maritimeActivity lobster fishing
whale watching tours
nearestLargeCity Bangor, Maine
partOf New England
population about 1,300 (2020 census)
postalCode 04631
regionalRole coastal fishing community
state Maine
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
waterBody Bay of Fundy
Passamaquoddy Bay

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Washington County, Maine contains Eastport, Maine
Downeast Maine hasMajorTown Eastport
linked to: Eastport, Maine
Passamaquoddy Bay hasNearbySettlement Eastport, Maine
Maine State Route 190 easternTerminus Eastport, Maine
Maine State Route 190 connectsTo Eastport, Maine
Maine State Route 190 terminusCity Eastport, Maine
Cobscook Bay adjacentTo Eastport, Maine
Pleasant Point Reservation near Eastport, Maine
Shackford Head State Park locatedIn Eastport, Maine
Shackford Head State Park nearestCity Eastport, Maine