Gerrish Island
Gerrish Island is an island in York County, Maine. Gerrish Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Outalong, as well as near the village Kittery Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in York County, Maine, United States
- Also known as: “Gerrish’s Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Foster and Portsmouth Harbor Light.
Fort Foster
Park
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Portsmouth Harbor Light
Lighthouse
The Portsmouth Harbor Light is a historic lighthouse located within Fort Constitution in New Castle, New Hampshire, United States.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newcastle and Kittery.
Newcastle
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Kittery
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kittery is a small town in Maine, directly across from the New Hampshire border, that features a number of outlet stores.
Portsmouth
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. At the 2020 census it had a population of 21,956. A historic seaport and popular summer tourist destination on the Piscataqua River bordering the state of Maine, Portsmouth was formerly the home of the Strategic Air Command's Pease Air Force Base, since converted to Portsmouth International Airport at Pease.
Gerrish Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: York County, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.07597° or 43° 4′ 34″ northLongitude
-70.68097° or 70° 40′ 52″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
87MF38G9+9JOpenStreetMap ID
way 1126818456OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Gerrish Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gerrish Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Outalong and Kittery Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fort Foster Gate House and Fairchild Conservation Easement.
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