Fort Island

Fort Island is an islet in Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine. Fort Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Back Narrows, as well as near the village East Boothbay.

Type: Islet
Description: island in Lincoln County, Maine, United States
Also known as: “Stratton Island”, “Webber Island”, and “Webbers Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Witch Island and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences.

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 2½ miles southeast of Fort Island.

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 2½ miles south of Fort Island.

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. South Bristol is situated 2½ miles southeast of Fort 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 south of Fort Island.

Boothbay

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Boothbay is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,003 at the 2020 census. It includes the neighborhoods of Back Narrows, Dover, Linekin, Oak Hill, Ocean Point, Spruce Shores, and the villages of East Boothbay and Trevett. Boothbay is situated 2½ miles southwest of Fort Island.

Fort Island

Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.89214° or 43° 53′ 32″ north

Longitude

-69.5855° or 69° 35′ 8″ west

Elevation

79 feet (24 metres)

Open location code

87MGVCR7+VQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 829793149

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4964625

Wikidata ID

Q34753304

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Fort Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Fort Island”

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Localities in the Area

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