Birch Island

Birch Island is an islet in Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine. Birch Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Christmas Cove, as well as near the village South Bristol.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Witch Island and Pemaquid Point Light.

Witch Island

Islet

Witch Island is an approximately 18-acre wildlife sanctuary off the coast of South Bristol, Maine, United States. Witch Island received its name from Anna Chittenden.

Pemaquid Point Light

Lighthouse

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The Pemaquid Point Light is a historic U.S. lighthouse located in Bristol, Lincoln County, Maine, at the tip of the Pemaquid Neck. Pemaquid Point Light is situated 2½ miles southeast of Birch Island.

Fort William Henry is located in the village of New Harbor in the town of Bristol, Maine. The fort was, in its time, the largest in New England. The fort was originally built in 1692 but destroyed four years later by New France in the Siege of Pemaquid. Fort William Henry is situated 2½ miles northeast of Birch Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Bristol and Bayville.

South Bristol

Village

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South Bristol is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,127 at the 2020 census. A fishing and resort area, South Bristol includes the villages of Walpole and Christmas Cove, the latter on Rutherford Island.

Bayville

Neighborhood

Bayville is a village in the town of Boothbay Harbor in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The village of Bayville was formed in 1911. Bayville consists largely of summer residents and has approximately 43 houses at the head of Linekin Bay. Bayville is situated 2½ miles west of Birch Island.

Yellow Head

Neighborhood

Yellow Head is a marine navigational coastal location, often sited in maps, within Lincoln County, in the U.S. State of Maine. It is located on Pemaquid peninsula, 1.1 m south of New Harbor, Maine and north of Pemaquid Lighthouse. Yellow Head is situated 3 miles east of Birch Island.

Birch Island

Type: Islet
Description: island in Lincoln County, Maine, United States of America
Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.85003° or 43° 51′ 0″ north

Longitude

-69.5491° or 69° 32′ 57″ west

Elevation

33 feet (10 metres)

Open location code

87MGVF22+29

OpenStreetMap ID

way 829793197

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4958358

Wikidata ID

Q34673998

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In Other Languages

“Birch Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Birch Island”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Hay Island and Rutherford Island.

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