Crescent Beach
Crescent Beach is a beach in Town of Kittery, York County, Maine. Crescent Beach is situated nearby to the neighborhood Bedell Crossing, as well as near the village Kittery Point.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Foster and Portsmouth Harbor Light.
Fort Foster
Park
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Fort Foster, now part of Fort Foster Park, is a historic fort active 1901–1946 on the southwest tip of Gerrish Island in the Kittery Point area of Kittery, Maine. Fort Foster is situated 1½ miles southwest of Crescent Beach.
Portsmouth Harbor Light
Lighthouse
The Portsmouth Harbor Light is a historic lighthouse located within Fort Constitution in New Castle, New Hampshire, United States. Portsmouth Harbor Light is situated 2½ miles southwest of Crescent Beach.
Whaleback Light Station
Lighthouse
Whaleback Light is a historic lighthouse marking the mouth of the Piscataqua River in Kittery, Maine. It is located on a rocky outcrop offshore southwest of Fort Foster and south of Wood Island in Kittery. Whaleback Light Station is situated 2½ miles southwest of Crescent Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newcastle and York Harbor.
Newcastle
Village
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New Castle is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,000 at the 2020 census. It is the easternmost town in New Hampshire and the smallest by area, and it is the only town in the state located entirely on islands. Newcastle is situated 3 miles southwest of Crescent Beach.
York Harbor
Neighborhood
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York Harbor is a census-designated place in the town of York in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,033 at the 2010 census. York Harbor is a distinguished former Gilded Age summer colony noted for its resort architecture. York Harbor is situated 3½ miles north of Crescent Beach.
Kittery
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Kittery is a small town in Maine, directly across from the New Hampshire border, that features a number of outlet stores.
Crescent Beach
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Town of Kittery, York County, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.08472° or 43° 5′ 5″ northLongitude
-70.66368° or 70° 39′ 49″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
87MF38MP+VGOpenStreetMap ID
way 930445354OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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In Other Languages
“Crescent Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Crescent Beach”
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