Leighton Point
Leighton Point is a cape in Washington, Maine. Leighton Point is situated nearby to the village Whiting, as well as near the hamlet North Trescott.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cobscook Bay State Park.
Cobscook Bay State Park
Park
Photo: Roban Kramer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cobscook Bay State Park is a public recreation area occupying 888 acres on the western shore of Cobscook Bay in Washington County, Maine. The park offers a view of dramatically changing tides that on average can rise to 24 feet high with some reaching as high as 28 feet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whiting.
Whiting
Village
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Whiting is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The town was named after Tate Whiting, an early settler. The population was 482 at the 2020 census. The town was originally known as Orangetown.
Leighton Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Washington, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.8176° or 44° 49′ 3″ northLongitude
-67.14635° or 67° 8′ 47″ westElevation
85 feet (26 metres)Open location code
87PJRV93+2FOpenStreetMap ID
node 2318259230OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
4969348
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