Cox Head
Cox Head is a peak in Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, Maine and has an elevation of 138 feet. Cox Head is situated nearby to the neighborhood Fort Popham, as well as near Bay Point.Places of Interest
Highlights include Popham Colony and Perkins Island Light Station.
Popham Colony
Park
The Popham Colony—also known as the Sagadahoc Colony—was a short-lived English colonial settlement in North America. It was established in 1607 by the proprietary Plymouth Company and was located in the present-day town of Phippsburg, Maine, near the mouth of the Kennebec River.
Perkins Island Light Station
Lighthouse
Photo: Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Perkins Island Light is a lighthouse on the Kennebec River in Maine. It was established in 1898, as part of a major upgrade of the river's lights — the Doubling Point Light and the separate Range Lights on the point, Perkins Island Light, and Squirrel Point Light were all built at the same time.
Popham Beach
Beach
Photo: Southgeist, CC BY 3.0.
Popham Beach is a sandy beach in Maine that extends southwest about three miles from Fort Popham, at the mouth of the Kennebec River, toward the mouth of the Morse River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Georgetown and Sebasco Estates.
Georgetown
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Georgetown is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,058 at the 2020 census. Home to Reid State Park, the town is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area.
Sebasco Estates
Village
Sebasco Estates is an unincorporated village in the town of Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The community is located on the Atlantic coast, 10.1 miles south of Bath. Sebasco Estates has a post office, with ZIP code 04565.
Cox Head
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 138 feet
- Also known as: “Cox’s Head”
- Category: landform
- Location: Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.76758° or 43° 46′ 3″ northLongitude
-69.78727° or 69° 47′ 14″ westElevation
138 feet (42 metres)Open location code
87MGQ697+23OpenStreetMap ID
node 358213807OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
4961602
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