Babcocks Point
Babcocks Point is a cape in Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine. Babcocks Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood Glen Cove, as well as near Rockville.- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Knox County, Maine, United States of America
- Also known as: “Babcock Point”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Indian Island Light and Rockland Breakwater Light.
Indian Island Light
Islet
Photo: CMSWoman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Indian Island Light is a lighthouse on Indian Island on the eastern side of the entrance to Rockport Harbor, Maine. It was first established in 1850. The present structure was built in 1875. Indian Island Light is situated 2 miles northeast of Babcocks Point.
Rockland Breakwater Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Aude, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Rockland Harbor Breakwater Light is a historic lighthouse complex at the end of the Rockland Breakwater in the harbor of Rockland, Maine. Replacing a light station at Jameson Point, the light was established in 1902, about two years after completion of the breakwater. Rockland Breakwater Light is situated 2½ miles south of Babcocks Point.
Rockland Breakwater
Breakwater
Photo: Tania Dey PhD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rockland Breakwater is a breakwater sheltering the harbor of Rockland, Maine. More than 4,000 feet long, it was built in the 1890s by the United States Army Corps of Engineers out of locally quarried granite to improve the harbor's ability to shelter ships from coastal storms. Rockland Breakwater is situated 2 miles south of Babcocks Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glen Cove and Rockland.
Glen Cove
Neighborhood
Glen Cove is an unincorporated village within the town of Rockport in Knox County, Maine, United States. The community is located on U.S. Route 1 and Clam Cove, an arm of the Penobscot Bay, 2.2 miles north of Rockland.
Rockland
Photo: Hannahjones, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rockland is a city in Maine that has witnessed a resurgence. Once boarded up shops are now colorfully decorated and the Farnsworth Art Museum and Wyeth Center offer a diverse Maine artisan collection.
Rockport
Rockport is a town in Knox County, located two and a half miles south of Camden on U.S. Highway 1. It is part of the Mid Coast region of Maine.
Babcocks Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Babcocks Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Babcocks Point”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rockville and Blackinton Corners.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pine Hill and Penobscot Bay Medical Center heliport.
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