Johns River
The Johns River is an extension of Johns Bay in Lincoln County, Maine. From Johns Island, it runs 2.5 miles north, then splits into its Eastern Branch and North Branch, which run about a mile further north.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Maine, United States of America
- Also known as: “John’s River”, “Saint John River”, and “Wela steguk*”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Witch Island and Fort William Henry.
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.
Fort William Henry
Fort
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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.
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. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is situated 2 miles west of Johns River.Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Bristol and Yellow Head.
South Bristol
Village
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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.
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 2½ miles east of Johns River.
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.
Johns River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Johns River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Johns”
- Cebuano: “Johns River (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, Maine)”
- Cebuano: “Johns River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Johns”
- Venetian: “Johns”
- Welsh: “Afon Johns”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pemaquid Beach and Christmas Cove.
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