Maine · ME
Eastport
The easternmost city in the lower 48, with 25-foot tides.
- Population
- 1,288 (2020 census)
- Tides
- About 25 feet
- Old Sow
- Largest whirlpool in the hemisphere
Then
- 10,000+ years
The Passamaquoddy live around the bay.
- 1814–1818
The British capture Fort Sullivan on July 11, 1814, and hold the town until 1818.
- c. 1875
The first sardine factory opens. By 1886 there are 13.
Now
Eastport sits on Moose Island, with tides of about 25 feet and an ice-free harbor. The Old Sow, the largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere, spins on the border off Deer Island.
Fishing is still the main industry. Cutler, Machiasport and Whiting Bay share this stretch.
9 tide stations around Eastport
- Eastportin town
- Coffins Point6.3 mi
- Garnet Point, Pennamquan River7.0 mi
- Birch Islands8.5 mi
- Gravelly Point, Whiting Bay9.8 mi
- Pettegrove Point, Dochet Island17.1 mi
- Cutler, Little River20.3 mi
- Cutler, Naval Radio Station23.7 mi
- Machiasport, Machias River24.4 mi