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Southwest Harbor is a town in Hancock County, settled in 1761 and incorporated on February 21, 1905 from a portion of Tremont.
It lies on the southwest entrance to Somes Sound, diagonally across from Northeast Harbor, a village in the town of Mount Desert.
Southwest Harbor has been both a fishing and summer resort community from its earliest days as a town. Maine Route 102 begins at entrance to Mount Desert Island and is a clockwise loop to the main village then to Bass Harbor in Tremont before turning back toward Somesville
Southwest Harbor Area Code is 207
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Southwest Harbor Region Map
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Latitude and Longitude of Southwest Harbor
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Latitude : 44.28 N
Longitude : 68.33 W
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Industries providing employment in Southwest Harbor
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Manufacturing (13.2%)
Educational,health and social services (13.2%)
Retail trade (12.6%), Construction (11.5%)
Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.3%).
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