Peters Island
Peters Island is an islet in Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine. Peters Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood West Bristol, as well as near Back Narrows.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Lincoln County, Maine, United States of America
- Also known as: “Peter Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Harrington Meetinghouse.
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. Harrington Meetinghouse is situated 2 miles east of Peters Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Bristol and Bayville.
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 Peters Island.
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 4 miles southwest of Peters 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.
Peters Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.90869° or 43° 54′ 31″ northLongitude
-69.56459° or 69° 33′ 53″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
87MGWC5P+F5OpenStreetMap ID
way 829792989OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4975095Wikidata ID
Q49668880
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In Other Languages
“Peters Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Peters Island”
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Localities in the Area
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