Peabow Island
Peabow Island is an islet in Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine. Peabow Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Pemaquid Harbor, as well as near West Bristol.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Lincoln County, Maine, United States
- Also known as: “Penbow Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Harrington Meetinghouse and Fort William Henry.
Harrington Meetinghouse
Place of worship
Photo: Jim Derby, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Harrington Meeting House is a historic colonial meeting house at 278 Harrington Road in Bristol, Maine. Built in 1772 and moved to its present site in 1775, it is one of the town's original three meeting houses.
Fort William Henry
Fort
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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. Fort William Henry is situated 2 miles southeast of Peabow Island.
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. Witch Island is situated 2½ miles south of Peabow Island.
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. South Bristol is situated 3 miles south of Peabow 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.
Chamberlain
Neighborhood
Chamberlain is an unincorporated village in the town of Bristol, Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The community is located along Maine State Route 32, 12.1 miles southeast of Wiscasset. Chamberlain is situated 3½ miles east of Peabow Island.
Peabow Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.90418° or 43° 54′ 15″ northLongitude
-69.54387° or 69° 32′ 38″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87MGWF34+MFOpenStreetMap ID
way 829792691OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4974818Wikidata ID
Q49668364
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In Other Languages
“Peabow Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Peabow Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pemaquid Harbor and West Bristol.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Foster Island and Swanson Preserve.
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