Hockomock Head

Hockomock Head is a cliff in Sagadahoc County, Mid Coast, Maine and has an elevation of 33 feet. Hockomock Head is situated nearby to the village Arrowsic, as well as near the neighborhood Murphys Corner.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Doubling Point Range Lights and Fiddler’s Reach Fog Signal.

Doubling Point Range Lights

Lighthouse

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The Doubling Point Range Lights are a pair of range lights on the Kennebec River, in Arrowsic, Maine. Built in 1898 as part of a major improvement on navigational aids on the river, they are the only surviving pair of range lights in the state. Doubling Point Range Lights is situated 2 miles southwest of Hockomock Head.

Fiddler’s Reach Fog Signal

Tower

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The Fiddler's Reach Fog Signal is a fog signal station located on the Kennebec River in Arrowsic, Maine, in Sagadahoc County. It is about 1,100 feet SW of the front light of the Doubling Point Range Lights, and about 2,000 feet east of Doubling Point Light. Fiddler’s Reach Fog Signal is situated 2½ miles southwest of Hockomock Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arrowsic and Westport.

Arrowsic

Village

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Arrowsic is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The population is 477 as of the 2020 United States census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Arrowsic is situated 1½ miles southwest of Hockomock Head.

Westport

Village

Photo: Mike Lewinski, CC BY 2.0.

Westport Island, formerly Westport, is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. In the 19th century the island was known as Jeremysquam, a nickname islanders still use for it. The population was 719 at the 2020 census. Westport is situated 2½ miles east of Hockomock Head.

Woolwich

Village

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Woolwich is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,068 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Woolwich is situated 2½ miles northwest of Hockomock Head.

Hockomock Head

Type: Cliff with an elevation of 33 feet
Description: cliff in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States
Category: landform
Location: Sagadahoc County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.89841° or 43° 53′ 54″ north

Longitude

-69.75643° or 69° 45′ 23″ west

Elevation

33 feet (10 metres)

Open location code

87MGV6XV+9C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358226352

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cliff

GeoNames ID

4967272

Wikidata ID

Q34872025

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In Other Languages

“Hockomock Head” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Hockomock Head”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Murphys Corner and Nequasset.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Alum Rock and Bath Foursquare Church.

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