Town of Castine
Town of Castine is a locality in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Town of Castine is situated nearby to the neighborhood West Castine, as well as near the locality Fort George.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dyce Head Light and Wilson Museum.
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.
Wilson Museum
Museum
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The Wilson Museum is a museum in Castine, Maine, United States. It was founded using the collection of Dr John Howard Wilson, a geologist.
Fort George
Ruins
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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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castine and Harborside.
Castine
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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 4 miles south of Town of Castine.
Town of Castine
- Type: Locality with 1,370 residents
- Also known as: “Castine Township”
- Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.4088° or 44° 24′ 32″ northLongitude
-68.8116° or 68° 48′ 42″ westPopulation
1,370Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
87PHC55Q+F8GeoNames ID
4960390
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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