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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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″ northLongitude
-69.53644° or 69° 32′ 11″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87MGVFH7+7CGeoNames ID
4980768
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