West Sister

West Sister is an islet in , . West Sister is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Whaleback Light Station and Fort Foster.

Lighthouse
Whaleback Light is a historic lighthouse marking the mouth of the in . It is located on a rocky outcrop offshore southwest of and south of Wood Island in Kittery.

Park
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, now part of Park, is a historic fort active 1901–1946 on the southwest tip of Gerrish Island in the area of .

Lighthouse
Photo: Rosstracy, CC BY 3.0.
The is a historic lighthouse located within Fort Constitution in , United States. is situated 2 miles west of West Sister.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newcastle and Kittery.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
New Castle is a town in , United States. The population was 1,000 at the 2020 census. It is the easternmost town in and the smallest by area, and it is the only town in the state located entirely on islands. is situated 2½ miles west of West Sister.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a small town in , directly across from the border, that features a number of outlet stores.

Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
is a city in , United States. It had a population of 21,956 at the 2020 census. A historic seaport and popular summer tourist destination on the bordering the state of , was formerly the home of the Pease Air Force Base, since converted to .

West Sister

Latitude
43.06212° or 43° 3′ 44″ north
Longitude
-70.67294° or 70° 40′ 23″ west
Open location code
87MF386G+RR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 82311109
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
4982732
Wiki­data ID
Q49623752
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“West Sister” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “West Sister (piliw)”
  • Cebuano: “West Sister”

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