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
Fort
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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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.85003° or 43° 51′ 0″ northLongitude
-69.5491° or 69° 32′ 57″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
87MGVF22+29OpenStreetMap ID
way 829793197OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4958358Wikidata ID
Q34673998
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In Other Languages
“Birch Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Birch Island”
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