Rachael Carson Salt Pond Preserve

Rachael Carson Salt Pond Preserve is a park in Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine. Rachael Carson Salt Pond Preserve is situated nearby to the neighborhood Chamberlain, as well as near Yellow Head.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort William Henry.

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. Fort William Henry is situated 2 miles west of Rachael Carson Salt Pond Preserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Harbor and Chamberlain.

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.

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 south of Rachael Carson Salt Pond Preserve.

Rachael Carson Salt Pond Preserve

Type: Park
Location: Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.88079° or 43° 52′ 51″ north

Longitude

-69.48252° or 69° 28′ 57″ west

Elevation

13 feet (4 metres)

Open location code

87MGVGJ8+8X

GeoNames ID

4976213

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pemaquid Beach and Pemaquid.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Salt Pond Ledge and Pemaquid Neck.

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