Thurston Point

Thurston Point is a cape in Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine. Thurston Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood Pemaquid Beach, as well as near Pemaquid Harbor.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort William Henry and Witch Island.

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.

Witch Island

Islet

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

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Bristol and New Harbor.

South Bristol

Village

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South Bristol is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, 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.

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.

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 2½ miles southeast of Thurston Point.

Thurston Point

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

43.87814° or 43° 52′ 41″ north

Longitude

-69.53644° or 69° 32′ 11″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87MGVFH7+7C

GeoNames ID

4980768

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