THE VINALHAVEN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Downeast Coast setting.
Vinalhaven town has 23.5 square miles of land in Knox County. Its Census boundary intersects Downeast Coast, within Acadian Plains and Hills.
Forested plains and hills contain numerous glacial lakes. Spruce-fir lowlands and hardwood-covered hills create a northern landscape that is generally gentler than the highlands to the west.
Regional context: Acadian Plains and Hills ↗ · Classification from the Census boundary intersection
The Census reference point falls outside the regional layer’s mapped footprint. This classification uses the actual place-boundary intersection, with Downeast Coast representing its largest mapped overlap. Shorelines and dataset boundaries can differ.
Vinalhaven and Knox County
Vinalhaven is associated with Knox County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Vinalhaven by land and water
The Census records 145.2 square miles of water within Vinalhaven, or 86.1% of its total area. It is 18.3 percentage points higher than the 67.8% recorded for Knox County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Vinalhaven town has 1.9 times the land area of nearby Isle au Haut town (12.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.