McFarlands Ledges

McFarlands Ledges is a bar in Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine. McFarlands Ledges is situated nearby to the village South Bristol, as well as near the neighborhood Pemaquid Beach.

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 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 southwest of McFarlands Ledges.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Bristol and New Harbor.

South Bristol

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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.

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.

Bayville

Neighborhood

Bayville is a village in the town of Boothbay Harbor in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The village of Bayville was formed in 1911. Bayville consists largely of summer residents and has approximately 43 houses at the head of Linekin Bay. Bayville is situated 3 miles west of McFarlands Ledges.

McFarlands Ledges

Type: Bar
Also known as: “McFarland Ledges”
Categories: char and landform
Location: Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.87592° or 43° 52′ 33″ north

Longitude

-69.5481° or 69° 32′ 53″ west

Open location code

87MGVFG2+9Q

GeoNames ID

4971539

Wikidata ID

Q49618954

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In Other Languages

“McFarlands Ledges” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “McFarlands Ledges”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pemaquid Beach and Pemaquid Harbor.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include McFarlands Point and Corvette Ledge.

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