Sheepscot River

The Sheepscot River is a 66-mile-long river in the U.S. state of Maine. Its lower portion is a complex island estuary with connections to the Kennebec River downstream of Merrymeeting Bay.

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Type: Stream
Description: river in the United States of America
Also known as: “Aponeg”, “Quinibequy”, “Sheepscott”, “Shepscooke River”, “Shippscutt River”, “Shipscot”, and “Wincittico”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hendricks Head Light Station and Grey Havens Inn.

Hendricks Head Light Station

Lighthouse

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Hendricks Head Light is a lighthouse in Southport, Maine marking the west side of the mouth of the Sheepscot River. The light station was established in 1829, and its present structures date to 1875. Hendricks Head Light Station is situated 2 miles north of Sheepscot River.

Grey Havens Inn

Hotel

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The Grey Havens Inn is a historic hotel at 96 Seguinland Road in Georgetown, Maine. The inn was built in 1904, and is one of the finest surviving coastal hotels of the period in the state. Grey Havens Inn is situated 1½ miles northwest of Sheepscot River.

Margaret Hamilton House

Building

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Margaret Hamilton House is a building, which is situated 2 miles east of Sheepscot River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Georgetown and Southport.

Georgetown

Village

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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 3 miles west of Sheepscot River.

Southport

Village

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Southport is a town and island in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 622 at the 2020 census. It includes the neighborhoods of Cozy Harbor, Newagen, Pine Cliff, West Southport, and the Capitol Island and Squirrel Island summer colonies. Southport is situated 3½ miles northeast of Sheepscot River.

West Boothbay Harbor

Village

West Boothbay Harbor is an unincorporated village in the town of Boothbay Harbor, Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The community is located along Maine State Route 27, 10.7 miles south of Wiscasset. West Boothbay Harbor is situated 4½ miles northeast of Sheepscot River.

Sheepscot River

Categories: river and body of water
Location: Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.79675° or 43° 47′ 48″ north

Longitude

-69.69671° or 69° 41′ 48″ west

Open location code

87MGQ8W3+P8

GeoNames ID

4978447

Wikidata ID

Q11750440

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Satellite Map

Discover Sheepscot River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Sheepscot River” goes by many names.

Armenian: “Շեպսկոտ (գետ)”
Catalan: “Sheepscot”
Cebuano: “Sheepscot River”
Chinese: “希普斯科特河”
French: “Sheepscot River”
Irish: “Abhainn Sheepscot”
Venetian: “Sheepscot”
Welsh: “Afon Sheepscot”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hendricks Harbor and Five Islands.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sheepscot Bay and Cat Ledges.

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