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Town of South Bristol

South Bristol

South Bristol is a town in , , 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.
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  • Type: Village with 1,130 residents
  • Description: town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States
  • Also known as: “South Bristol, Maine”, “South Bristol, ME”, and “Town of South Bristol”
  • Postal code: 04568

Places of Interest

Highlights include Witch Island and Fort William Henry.

Islet
is an approximately 18-acre wildlife sanctuary off the coast of South Bristol, Maine, United States. received its name from Anna Chittenden.

Fort
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is located in the village of in the town of . 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. is situated 2 miles northeast of South Bristol.

, founded in 1974, is an independent, non-profit oceanography research institute. The Laboratory's research ranges from microbial oceanography to the large-scale biogeochemical processes that drive ocean ecosystems and health of the entire planet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bayville and Yellow Head.

Neighborhood
is a village in the town of in , , United States. The village of was formed in 1911. consists largely of summer residents and has approximately 43 houses at the head of Linekin Bay. is situated 2 miles west of South Bristol.

Neighborhood
is a marine navigational coastal location, often sited in maps, within , in the U.S. State of . It is located on Pemaquid peninsula, 1.1 m south of and north of . is situated 3½ miles east of South Bristol.

Photo: Paul VanDerWerf, CC BY 2.0.
is a small scenic coastal village in the town of , in , , United States. In 2019, the town of Bristol, and in turn , was a finalist in the Reader's Digest award for "America's Nicest Place." Bristol and were also nominated for and won the "Nicest Place in Maine Award" by Reader's Digest.

South Bristol

Latitude
43.86392° or 43° 51′ 50″ north
Longitude
-69.55882° or 69° 33′ 32″ west
Population
1,130
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
Open location code
87MGVC7R+HF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158903378
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4979123
Wiki­data ID
Q3448061
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“South Bristol” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “South Bristol”
  • Catalan: “South Bristol”
  • Cebuano: “South Bristol”
  • Chechen: “Саут-Бристоль”
  • Chinese: “南布里斯托”
  • French: “South Bristol”
  • German: “South Bristol, Maine”
  • German: “South Bristol”
  • Haitian: “South Bristol, Maine”
  • Haitian: “South Bristol”
  • Hungarian: “South Bristol”
  • Italian: “South Bristol”
  • Kazakh: “Sows Brïstol”
  • Kazakh: “Соус Бристол”
  • Kazakh: “سوۋس برىيستول”
  • Kirghiz: “Соус Бристол”
  • Mazanderani: “ساوث بریتسول”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “South Bristol”
  • Norwegian: “South Bristol”
  • Polish: “South Bristol”
  • Portuguese: “South Bristol, Maine”
  • Portuguese: “South Bristol”
  • South Azerbaijani: “سوت بریستول، مئین”
  • Spanish: “South Bristol, Maine”
  • Spanish: “South Bristol”
  • Tatar: “Саут-Бристоль”
  • Turkish: “South Bristol”
  • Ukrainian: “Саут-Бристоль”
  • Volapük: “South Bristol”
  • Welsh: “South Bristol, Maine”
  • Welsh: “South Bristol”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include South Bristol Bridge and South Bristol Elementary School FIeld.

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