West Sister
West Sister is an islet in York County, Maine. West Sister is situated nearby to the locality Cutts Island, as well as near the neighborhood Downalong.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Foster and Whaleback Light Station.
Fort Foster
Park
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Foster, now part of Fort Foster Park, is a historic fort active 1901–1946 on the southwest tip of Gerrish Island in the Kittery Point area of Kittery, Maine.
Whaleback Light Station
Lighthouse
Whaleback Light is a historic lighthouse marking the mouth of the Piscataqua River in Kittery, Maine. It is located on a rocky outcrop offshore southwest of Fort Foster and south of Wood Island in Kittery.
Portsmouth Harbor Light
Lighthouse
The Portsmouth Harbor Light is a historic lighthouse located within Fort Constitution in New Castle, New Hampshire, United States. Portsmouth Harbor Light is situated 2 miles west of West Sister.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newcastle and Kittery.
Newcastle
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
New Castle is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,000 at the 2020 census. It is the easternmost town in New Hampshire and the smallest by area, and it is the only town in the state located entirely on islands. Newcastle is situated 2½ miles west of West Sister.
Kittery
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kittery is a small town in Maine, directly across from the New Hampshire border, that features a number of outlet stores.
Portsmouth
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. It had a population of 21,956 at the 2020 census. A historic seaport and popular summer tourist destination on the Piscataqua River bordering the state of Maine, Portsmouth was formerly the home of the Pease Air Force Base, since converted to Portsmouth International Airport at Pease.
West Sister
- Type: Islet
- Categories: char, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: York County, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.06212° or 43° 3′ 44″ northLongitude
-70.67294° or 70° 40′ 23″ westOpen location code
87MF386G+RROpenStreetMap ID
way 82311109OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“West Sister” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “West Sister (piliw)”
- Cebuano: “West Sister”
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Localities in the Area
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