High Island

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort William Henry and Witch Island.

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 1½ miles southeast of High Island.

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.

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. Harrington Meetinghouse is situated 2 miles northeast of High Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Bristol and New Harbor.

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. South Bristol is situated 2 miles south of High Island.

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.

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 3½ miles southwest of High Island.

High Island

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

43.89147° or 43° 53′ 29″ north

Longitude

-69.54812° or 69° 32′ 53″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87MGVFR2+HQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 829793238

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4967101

Wikidata ID

Q49641041

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“High Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “High Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Maine, Lincoln County)”
Cebuano: “High Island”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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