Birch Islands
Birch Islands is an island in Washington, Maine. Birch Islands is situated nearby to the hamlet Edmunds, as well as near North Trescott.Places of Interest
Highlights include Reversing Falls Park and Cobscook Bay State Park.
Reversing Falls Park
Park
Reversing Falls Park, Maine is a municipal park in Pembroke, Maine. It is located at Mahar Point, the northern point of a narrows separating Dennys Bay from Cobscook Bay in far eastern Maine.
Cobscook Bay State Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Roban Kramer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cobscook Bay State Park is a public recreation area occupying 888 acres on the western shore of Cobscook Bay in Washington County, Maine. The park offers a view of dramatically changing tides that on average can rise to 24 feet high with some reaching as high as 28 feet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dennysville and Pembroke.
Dennysville
Village
Photo: Ken Gallager, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dennysville is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 300 at the 2020 census.
Pembroke
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Pembroke is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 788 at the 2020 census. The town is home to a reversing falls on Mahar's Point. Pembroke is situated 6 miles north of Birch Islands.
Whiting
Village
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Whiting is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The town was named after Tate Whiting, an early settler. The population was 482 at the 2020 census. The town was originally known as Orangetown. Whiting is situated 6 miles south of Birch Islands.
Birch Islands
- Type: Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Washington, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.87286° or 44° 52′ 22″ northLongitude
-67.15165° or 67° 9′ 6″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87PJVRFX+48OpenStreetMap ID
node 358211979OpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
4958376
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