Little Birch Island
Little Birch Island is an islet in Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine. Little Birch Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood North Harpswell, as well as near Merepoint.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Harpswell Cattle Pound and Harpswell Meetinghouse.
Harpswell Cattle Pound
Historic site
The Harpswell Cattle Pound is a stone enclosure in Harpswell, Maine, United States. It was used to hold stray animals until they could be reunited with their owners. Harpswell Cattle Pound is situated 2 miles south of Little Birch Island.
Harpswell Meetinghouse
Place of worship
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Harpswell Meetinghouse is a historic colonial meeting house on Maine State Route 123 in Harpswell, Maine. Built in 1757-59 to provide space for both religious services and town meetings, it is a little-altered and well-preserved example of a once-common form, and is the oldest such surviving building in the state of Maine. Harpswell Meetinghouse is situated 2 miles south of Little Birch Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harpswell and Freeport.
Harpswell
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Harpswell is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, on Casco Bay in the Gulf of Maine. The population was 5,031 at the 2020 census. Harpswell is composed of land contiguous with the rest of Cumberland County, called Harpswell Neck, as well as three large islands connected by bridges: Sebascodegan Island, Orr's Island, and Bailey Island. Harpswell is situated 2 miles south of Little Birch Island.
Freeport
Freeport is just north of Portland in Maine and hosts the headquarters of L.L Bean. Because of the popularity of L.L. Bean, other stores were drawn to the area and it has become a shopping destination.
South Freeport
Neighborhood
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Freeport is an unincorporated village in the town of Freeport, Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The community is located on Casco Bay, 2.6 miles south of the village of Freeport. South Freeport is situated 6 miles west of Little Birch Island.
Little Birch Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.82854° or 43° 49′ 43″ northLongitude
-69.99189° or 69° 59′ 31″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87MGR2H5+C6OpenStreetMap ID
way 827741998OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4969689Wikidata ID
Q49652753
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In Other Languages
“Little Birch Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Little Birch Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Maine, Cumberland County, lat 43,83, long -69,99)”
- Cebuano: “Little Birch Island”
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