Jackknife Ledge
Jackknife Ledge is a reef in Sagadahoc County, Mid Coast, Maine. Jackknife Ledge is situated nearby to the neighborhood Fort Baldwin, as well as near Popham Beach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pond Island Light and Seguin Island Light Station.
Pond Island Light
Lighthouse
Photo: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain.
Pond Island Light is a lighthouse at the mouth of the Kennebec River, Maine. It was first established in 1821 on Pond Island at the mouth of the Kennebec. The present structure was built in 1855.
Seguin Island Light Station
Heritage site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Seguin Light is a lighthouse on Seguin Island, in the Gulf of Maine south of the mouth of the Kennebec River, Maine. Established in 1795, it is the second-oldest of Maine's coastal lighthouses, and the only lighthouse in the state housing a first-order Fresnel lens.
Popham Colony
Park
The Popham Colony—also known as the Sagadahoc Colony—was a short-lived English colonial settlement in North America. It was established in 1607 by the proprietary Plymouth Company and was located in the present-day town of Phippsburg, Maine, near the mouth of the Kennebec River. Popham Colony is situated 2 miles north of Jackknife Ledge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sebasco Estates and Georgetown.
Sebasco Estates
Neighborhood
Sebasco Estates is an unincorporated village in the town of Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The community is located on the Atlantic coast, 10.1 miles south of Bath. Sebasco Estates has a post office, with ZIP code 04565. Sebasco Estates is situated 5 miles northwest of Jackknife Ledge.
Georgetown
Village
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Georgetown is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,058 at the 2020 census. Home to Reid State Park, the town is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Georgetown is situated 6 miles north of Jackknife Ledge.
Jackknife Ledge
- Type: Reef
- Also known as: “Jacknife Ledge”
- Categories: bar and landform
- Location: Sagadahoc County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.72281° or 43° 43′ 22″ northLongitude
-69.7797° or 69° 46′ 47″ westOpen location code
87MGP6FC+44OpenStreetMap ID
node 12439108761OpenStreetMap feature
natural=reefGeoNames ID
4968167Wikidata ID
Q49617926
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In Other Languages
“Jackknife Ledge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Jackknife Ledge”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fort Baldwin and Popham Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pond Island Shoal and North Fox Island.
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