Yellow Head

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.

Type: Neighborhood
Description: human settlement in Maine, United States of America
Also known as: “Yellow Head, Maine” and “Yellow Head, ME”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pemaquid Point Light and Fort William Henry.

Pemaquid Point Light

Lighthouse

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The Pemaquid Point Light is a historic U.S. lighthouse located in Bristol, Lincoln County, Maine, at the tip of the Pemaquid Neck. Pemaquid Point Light is situated 1½ miles southwest of Yellow Head.

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. Fort William Henry is situated 2 miles northwest of Yellow Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Harbor and Chamberlain.

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.

Chamberlain

Village

Chamberlain is an unincorporated village in the town of Bristol, Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The community is located along Maine State Route 32, 12.1 miles southeast of Wiscasset. Chamberlain is situated 2½ miles north of Yellow Head.

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 3½ miles west of Yellow Head.

Yellow Head

Categories: village in the United States, unincorporated community, and locality
Location: Bristol, Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.85758° or 43° 51′ 27″ north

Longitude

-69.49338° or 69° 29′ 36″ west

Elevation

23 feet (7 metres)

Open location code

87MGVG54+2J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158801359

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

4983592

Wikidata ID

Q8051741

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In Other Languages

“Yellow Head” goes by many names.

French: “Yellow Head”

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