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 the village 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

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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

43.88397° or 43° 53′ 2″ north

Longitude

-69.58532° or 69° 35′ 7″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87MGVCM7+HV

GeoNames ID

4982799

Wikidata ID

Q49623779

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Satellite Map

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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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