Defence Point
Defence Point is a cape in Waldo County, Mid Coast, Maine. Defence Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood West Castine, as well as near the village Stockton Springs.- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Waldo County, Maine, United States of America
- Also known as: “Squaw Point”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sears Island and Fort Point State Park.
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.
Fort Point State Park
Park
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Fort Point State Park is a public recreation area that overlooks Penobscot Bay from the easternmost tip of Cape Jellison in the town of Stockton Springs, Maine. Fort Point State Park is situated 2½ miles northeast of Defence Point.
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. Stockton Springs is situated 3 miles north of Defence Point.
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 Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Waldo County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Defence Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Defence Point”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as West Castine and West Penobscot.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Defence Head and Cape Jellison.
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