Popham Beach
Popham Beach is a sandy beach in Maine that extends southwest about three miles from Fort Popham, at the mouth of the Kennebec River, toward the mouth of the Morse River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Southgeist, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Popham Colony and Pond Island Light.
Popham Colony
Park
The Popham Colony—also known as the Sagadahoc Colony—was a short-lived English colonial settlement in North America. It was established in 1607 by the proprietary Plymouth Company and was located in the present-day town of Phippsburg, Maine, near the mouth of the Kennebec River.
Pond Island Light
Lighthouse
Photo: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain.
Pond Island Light is a lighthouse at the mouth of the Kennebec River, Maine. It was first established in 1821 on Pond Island at the mouth of the Kennebec. The present structure was built in 1855.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Georgetown and Sebasco Estates.
Georgetown
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Georgetown is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,058 at the 2020 census. Home to Reid State Park, the town is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Georgetown is situated 4 miles north of Popham Beach.
Sebasco Estates
Neighborhood
Sebasco Estates is an unincorporated village in the town of Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The community is located on the Atlantic coast, 10.1 miles south of Bath. Sebasco Estates has a post office, with ZIP code 04565. Sebasco Estates is situated 4 miles west of Popham Beach.
Popham Beach
- Type: Beach
- Description: sandy beach in Maine
- Category: landform
- Location: Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.74818° or 43° 44′ 53″ northLongitude
-69.7797° or 69° 46′ 47″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87MGP6XC+74OpenStreetMap ID
way 1035739011OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Popham Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Popham Beach”
- Egyptian Arabic: “شط بوبهام”
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Localities in the Area
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