Christmas Cove

Christmas Cove is a neighborhood in Town of South Bristol, Lincoln County, Maine. Christmas Cove is situated nearby to the village South Bristol, as well as near the neighborhood Inner Heron Island.

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. Witch Island is situated 1½ miles north of Christmas Cove.

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 east of Christmas Cove.

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, founded in 1974, is an independent, non-profit oceanography research institute. The Laboratory's research ranges from microbial oceanography to the large-scale biogeochemical processes that drive ocean ecosystems and health of the entire planet. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is situated 1½ miles northwest of Christmas Cove.

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 Christmas Cove.

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 Christmas Cove.

Christmas Cove

Type: Neighborhood
Also known as: “Little Christmas Cove”
Category: locality
Location: Town of South Bristol, Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.84703° or 43° 50′ 49″ north

Longitude

-69.55366° or 69° 33′ 13″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

87MGRCWW+RG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158808922

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

4960866

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Highlights include Christmas Cove Yacht Club and Christmas Cove Improvement Association.

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