Dodges Point

Dodges Point is a cape in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Dodges Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood Flat Landing, as well as near West Brooksville.

Type: Cape
Description: cape in Hancock County, Maine, United States of America
Also known as: “Dodge’s Point”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wilson Museum and Nautilus Island.

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. Wilson Museum is situated 2 miles west of Dodges Point.

Nautilus Island

Island

Nautilus Island is a privately owned island in Penobscot Bay, Maine, United States. It is part of the Town of Brooksville, in Hancock County. Nautilus Island is situated 2 miles west of Dodges Point.

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. Fort George is situated 2½ miles northwest of Dodges Point.

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 3 miles southwest of Dodges Point.

Brooksville

Village

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Brooksville is a town on Penobscot Bay in Hancock County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 935. It contains the villages of North Brooksville, South Brooksville, West Brooksville, Brooksville Corner, and Harborside. Brooksville is situated 4½ miles southeast of Dodges Point.

Dodges Point

Category: landform
Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.37647° or 44° 22′ 35″ north

Longitude

-68.7642° or 68° 45′ 51″ west

Elevation

16 feet (5 metres)

Open location code

87PH96GP+H8

GeoNames ID

4962635

Wikidata ID

Q34851578

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Dodges Point” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Dodges Point”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wasson Cove and Dodges Point Cemetery.

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