Pemaquid Beach
Pemaquid Beach is a beach in Bristol, Lincoln County, Maine. Pemaquid Beach is situated nearby to the neighborhood Pemaquid Harbor, as well as near Yellow Head.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort William Henry and Witch Island.
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.
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 1½ miles west of Pemaquid Beach.
Pemaquid Point Light
Lighthouse
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The Pemaquid Point Light is a historic U.S. lighthouse located in Bristol, Lincoln County, Maine, at the tip of the Pemaquid Neck. Pemaquid Point Light is situated 2½ miles south of Pemaquid Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Harbor and Yellow Head.
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.
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 1½ miles southeast of Pemaquid Beach.
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. South Bristol is situated 2 miles west of Pemaquid Beach.
Pemaquid Beach
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Lincoln County, Maine, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Bristol, Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.87119° or 43° 52′ 16″ northLongitude
-69.51949° or 69° 31′ 10″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
87MGVFCJ+F6OpenStreetMap ID
node 358230368OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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In Other Languages
“Pemaquid Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pemaquid Beach”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pemaquid Beach Park and Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site.
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