Foster Island

Foster Island is an islet in Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine. Foster Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Pemaquid Harbor, as well as near West Bristol.

Type: Islet
Description: island in Lincoln County, Maine, United States of America
Also known as: “Fosters Island”, “Pooles Island”, and “Pools Island”

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

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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 south of Foster Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Harbor and Chamberlain.

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 Foster Island.

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 3 miles south of Foster Island.

Foster Island

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

43.9058° or 43° 54′ 21″ north

Longitude

-69.53556° or 69° 32′ 8″ west

Elevation

39 feet (12 metres)

Open location code

87MGWF47+8Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 829792115

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4964708

Wikidata ID

Q34754127

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Foster Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Foster Island”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Peabow Island and Swanson Preserve.

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