The Gut
The Gut is an inlet in Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine. The Gut is situated nearby to the neighborhood Christmas Cove, as well as near East Boothbay.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.
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.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 northeast of The Gut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Bristol and Bayville.
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.
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 2 miles west of The Gut.
Yellow Head
Neighborhood
Yellow Head is a marine navigational coastal location, often sited in maps, within Lincoln County, in the U.S. State of Maine. It is located on Pemaquid peninsula, 1.1 m south of New Harbor, Maine and north of Pemaquid Lighthouse. Yellow Head is situated 3½ miles east of The Gut.
The Gut
- Type: Inlet
- Also known as: “South Bristol Gut”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.86203° or 43° 51′ 43″ northLongitude
-69.55977° or 69° 33′ 35″ westOpen location code
87MGVC6R+R3GeoNames ID
4966152
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