British Canal
British Canal is a canal in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. British Canal is situated nearby to the locality Fort George, as well as near the neighborhood West Castine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort George and Wilson Museum.
Fort George
Ruins
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0.
Fort George was a palisaded earthwork fort built in 1779 by Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War in Castine, Maine. Located at a high point on the Bagaduce Peninsula, the fort was built as part of an initiative by the British to establish a new colony called New Ireland.
Wilson Museum
Museum
Photo: S437885, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Wilson Museum is a museum in Castine, Maine, United States. It was founded using the collection of Dr John Howard Wilson, a geologist.
Dyce Head Light
Lighthouse
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Dyce Head Light is a lighthouse located at the southernmost point of the Castine peninsula in Hancock County, Maine. Built in 1829 to guide vessels along the Penobscot River and into Castine Harbor, the lighthouse served the region's flourishing shipbuilding and lumber trade until its deactivation in 1937.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castine and Harborside.
Castine
Photo: DrStew82, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castine is a town in Hancock County in eastern Maine, United States. The population was 1,320 at the 2020 census. Castine is the home of Maine Maritime Academy, a four-year institution that graduates officers and engineers for the United States Merchant Marine and marine related industries.
Harborside
Neighborhood
Harborside is an unincorporated village in the town of Brooksville, Hancock County, Maine, United States. The community is located on the west coast of Cape Rosier, on Penobscot Bay, 24 miles southwest of Ellsworth. Harborside is situated 3½ miles south of British Canal.
British Canal
- Type: Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.39591° or 44° 23′ 45″ northLongitude
-68.80781° or 68° 48′ 28″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87PH95WR+9VGeoNames ID
4959361
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fort George and West Castine.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Castine Golf Club and Witherle Park.
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