Hatch Cove

Hatch Cove is a bay in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Hatch Cove is situated nearby to the neighborhood West Castine, as well as near North Castine.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort George and Wilson Museum.

Fort George

Ruins

Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0.

Fort George was a palisaded earthwork fort built in 1779 by Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War in Castine, Maine. Located at a high point on the Bagaduce Peninsula, the fort was built as part of an initiative by the British to establish a new colony called New Ireland.

Wilson Museum

Museum

Photo: S437885, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Wilson Museum is a museum in Castine, Maine, United States. It was founded using the collection of Dr John Howard Wilson, a geologist.

Dyce Head Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Centpacrr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dyce Head Light is a lighthouse located at the southernmost point of the Castine peninsula in Hancock County, Maine. Built in 1829 to guide vessels along the Penobscot River and into Castine Harbor, the lighthouse served the region's flourishing shipbuilding and lumber trade until its deactivation in 1937.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castine and Harborside.

Castine

Photo: DrStew82, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castine is a town in Hancock County in eastern Maine, United States. The population was 1,320 at the 2020 census. Castine is the home of Maine Maritime Academy, a four-year institution that graduates officers and engineers for the United States Merchant Marine and marine related industries.

Harborside

Neighborhood

Harborside is an unincorporated village in the town of Brooksville, Hancock County, Maine, United States. The community is located on the west coast of Cape Rosier, on Penobscot Bay, 24 miles southwest of Ellsworth.

Penobscot

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Penobscot is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The Bagaduce River flows through the town. The population was 1,136 at the 2020 census.

Hatch Cove

Type: Bay
Address: ME
Category: body of water
Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.40023° or 44° 24′ 1″ north

Longitude

-68.79653° or 68° 47′ 48″ west

Elevation

62 feet (19 metres)

Open location code

87PHC623+39

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369064807

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

4966681

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Castine Cemetery and Castine Tennis Courts.

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