Western Ledge
Western Ledge is a bar in Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine. Western Ledge is situated nearby to the neighborhood Back Narrows, as well as near East Boothbay.Places of Interest
Highlights include Witch Island and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences.
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. Witch Island is situated 2 miles southeast of Western Ledge.
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, founded in 1974, is an independent, non-profit oceanography research institute. The Laboratory's research ranges from microbial oceanography to the large-scale biogeochemical processes that drive ocean ecosystems and health of the entire planet. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is situated 1½ miles south of Western Ledge.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bayville and South Bristol.
Bayville
Neighborhood
Bayville is a village in the town of Boothbay Harbor in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The village of Bayville was formed in 1911. Bayville consists largely of summer residents and has approximately 43 houses at the head of Linekin Bay. Bayville is situated 2 miles southwest of Western Ledge.
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. South Bristol is situated 2 miles southeast of Western Ledge.
Boothbay
Village
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Boothbay is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,003 at the 2020 census. It includes the neighborhoods of Back Narrows, Dover, Linekin, Oak Hill, Ocean Point, Spruce Shores, and the villages of East Boothbay and Trevett. Boothbay is situated 2½ miles west of Western Ledge.
Western Ledge
- Type: Bar
- Categories: Char (River Island) and landform
- Location: Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Western Ledge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Western Ledge (piliw sa Estados Unidos, Maine, Lincoln County, lat 43,88, long -69,59)”
- Cebuano: “Western Ledge”
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