Barley Neck

Barley Neck is a cape in Sagadahoc County, Mid Coast, Maine. Barley Neck is situated nearby to the village Arrowsic, as well as near Woolwich.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Doubling Point Range Lights and Patten Free Library.

Doubling Point Range Lights

Lighthouse

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The Doubling Point Range Lights are a pair of range lights on the Kennebec River, in Arrowsic, Maine. Built in 1898 as part of a major improvement on navigational aids on the river, they are the only surviving pair of range lights in the state. Doubling Point Range Lights is situated 2 miles southwest of Barley Neck.

Patten Free Library

Library

The Patten Free Library is a public library in Bath, Maine, United States. It also serves the communities of Arrowsic, Georgetown, West Bath, and Woolwich. Patten Free Library is situated 2½ miles west of Barley Neck.

Bath Iron Works

Bath Iron Works is a major United States shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, founded in 1884 as Bath Iron Works, Limited. Since 1995, Bath Iron Works has been a subsidiary of General Dynamics, one of the world's largest defense companies. Bath Iron Works is situated 2 miles west of Barley Neck.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arrowsic and Woolwich.

Arrowsic

Village

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Arrowsic is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The population is 477 as of the 2020 United States census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Arrowsic is situated 1½ miles southwest of Barley Neck.

Woolwich

Village

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Woolwich is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,068 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Woolwich is situated 2 miles northwest of Barley Neck.

Bath

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Bath is a city in Maine on the Kennebec River. It has always been a center for shipbuilding and still builds ships at Bath Iron Works.

Barley Neck

Type: Cape
Description: cape in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States of America
Category: landform
Location: Sagadahoc County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.90591° or 43° 54′ 21″ north

Longitude

-69.76866° or 69° 46′ 7″ west

Elevation

177 feet (54 metres)

Open location code

87MGW64J+9G

GeoNames ID

4957403

Wikidata ID

Q34650986

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In Other Languages

“Barley Neck” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Barley Neck”

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