Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge

Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge is a park in Sagadahoc County, Mid Coast, Maine. Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge is situated nearby to the neighborhood Fort Baldwin, as well as near Popham Beach.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pond Island Light and Popham Colony.

Pond Island Light

Lighthouse

Photo: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain.

Pond Island Light is a lighthouse at the mouth of the Kennebec River, Maine. It was first established in 1821 on Pond Island at the mouth of the Kennebec. The present structure was built in 1855.

Popham Colony

Park

The Popham Colony—also known as the Sagadahoc Colony—was a short-lived English colonial settlement in North America. It was established in 1607 by the proprietary Plymouth Company and was located in the present-day town of Phippsburg, Maine, near the mouth of the Kennebec River.

Popham Beach

Beach

Photo: Southgeist, CC BY 3.0.

Popham Beach is a sandy beach in Maine that extends southwest about three miles from Fort Popham, at the mouth of the Kennebec River, toward the mouth of the Morse River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Georgetown and Sebasco Estates.

Georgetown

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Georgetown is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,058 at the 2020 census. Home to Reid State Park, the town is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Georgetown is situated 4½ miles north of Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge.

Sebasco Estates

Village

Sebasco Estates is an unincorporated village in the town of Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The community is located on the Atlantic coast, 10.1 miles south of Bath. Sebasco Estates has a post office, with ZIP code 04565. Sebasco Estates is situated 5 miles northwest of Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge.

Phippsburg

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Phippsburg, a coastal town in Sagadahoc County on Maine's Mid Coast, is a popular beach destination.

Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge

Type: Park
Location: Sagadahoc County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.73944° or 43° 44′ 22″ north

Longitude

-69.7707° or 69° 46′ 15″ west

Elevation

26 feet (8 metres)

Open location code

87MGP6QH+QP

GeoNames ID

11383171

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Satellite Map

Discover Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fort Baldwin and Popham Beach.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pond Island and Wood Island.

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