Defence Head
Defence Head is a peak in Town of Stockton Springs, Waldo County, Maine. Defence Head is situated nearby to the neighborhood West Castine, as well as near the locality Cape Junction.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sears Island.
Sears Island
Island
Sears Island, known as Wassumkeag or shining beach by the indigenous Wabanaki tribes of northern New England, is located off the coast of Searsport in Waldo County, Maine, at the top of Penobscot Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stockton Springs and Searsport.
Stockton Springs
Village
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Stockton Springs is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,533 at the 2020 census. Stockton Springs is home to Fort Point State Park and Fort Point Light, both located on Fort Point, a peninsula on Cape Jellison.
Searsport
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Searsport is an incorporated town and deep water seaport located at the confluence of the Penobscot River estuary and the Penobscot Bay immediately northwest of Sears Island and Cape Jellison in Waldo County, Maine, United States.
Castine
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Castine is a town in Hancock County in eastern Maine, United States. The population was 1,320 at the 2020 census. Castine is the home of Maine Maritime Academy, a four-year institution that graduates officers and engineers for the United States Merchant Marine and marine related industries.
Defence Head
- Type: Peak
- Also known as: “Defence Point” and “Squaw Head”
- Category: landform
- Location: Town of Stockton Springs, Waldo County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.44369° or 44° 26′ 37″ northLongitude
-68.85975° or 68° 51′ 35″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
87PHC4VR+F3OpenStreetMap ID
node 358224458OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
4979666
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as West Castine and Cape Junction.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sears Island Conservation Area and Conservation Area.
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