Eastern Branch Johns River

Eastern Branch Johns River is a stream in Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine. Eastern Branch Johns River is situated nearby to the neighborhood Pemaquid Harbor, as well as near Pemaquid Beach.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Harrington Meetinghouse and Fort William Henry.

Harrington Meetinghouse

Place of worship

Photo: Jim Derby, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Harrington Meeting House is a historic colonial meeting house at 278 Harrington Road in Bristol, Maine. Built in 1772 and moved to its present site in 1775, it is one of the town's original three meeting houses.

Fort William Henry

Fort

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Fort William Henry is located in the village of New Harbor in the town of Bristol, Maine. The fort was, in its time, the largest in New England. The fort was originally built in 1692 but destroyed four years later by New France in the Siege of Pemaquid. Fort William Henry is situated 2 miles southeast of Eastern Branch Johns River.

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 2 miles south of Eastern Branch Johns River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Bristol and New Harbor.

South Bristol

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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. South Bristol is situated 2½ miles south of Eastern Branch Johns River.

New Harbor

Photo: Paul VanDerWerf, CC BY 2.0.

New Harbor is a small scenic coastal village in the town of Bristol, in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. In 2019, the town of Bristol, and in turn New Harbor, was a finalist in the Reader's Digest award for "America's Nicest Place." Bristol and New Harbor were also nominated for and won the "Nicest Place in Maine Award" by Reader's Digest.

Chamberlain

Village

Chamberlain is an unincorporated village in the town of Bristol, Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The community is located along Maine State Route 32, 12.1 miles southeast of Wiscasset. Chamberlain is situated 3 miles east of Eastern Branch Johns River.

Eastern Branch Johns River

Type: Stream
Also known as: “East Branch”, “Eastern Cove”, and “Foster Cove”
Category: body of water
Location: Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.90064° or 43° 54′ 2″ north

Longitude

-69.54088° or 69° 32′ 27″ west

Open location code

87MGWF25+7J

GeoNames ID

4963426

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