Cape Junction

Cape Junction is a locality in Waldo County, Mid Coast, Maine. Cape Junction is situated nearby to the village Stockton Springs, as well as near the neighborhood Sandy Point.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Point State Park and Fort Pownall.

Fort Point State Park

Park

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Fort Point State Park is a public recreation area that overlooks Penobscot Bay from the easternmost tip of Cape Jellison in the town of Stockton Springs, Maine.

Fort Pownall was a British fortification built during the French and Indian War, whose remains are located at Fort Point State Park in Stockton Springs, Maine. Fort Pownall is situated 1½ miles southeast of Cape Junction.

Fort Point Light

Lighthouse

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The Fort Point Light, or Fort Point Light Station, is located in Fort Point State Park, in Stockton Springs, Maine. A lighthouse at this point has served as an active aid to navigation since 1835; the present lighthouse dates to 1857, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Fort Point Light is situated 2 miles southeast of Cape Junction.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stockton Springs and Sandy Point.

Stockton Springs

Village

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Stockton Springs is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,533 at the 2020 census. Stockton Springs is home to Fort Point State Park and Fort Point Light, both located on Fort Point, a peninsula on Cape Jellison.

Sandy Point

Neighborhood

Sandy Point is an unincorporated village in the town of Stockton Springs, Waldo County, Maine, United States. The community is located along U.S. Route 1 on the west bank of the Penobscot River estuary, 4.1 miles south of Bucksport. Sandy Point is situated 2½ miles northeast of Cape Junction.

Searsport

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Searsport is an incorporated town and deep water seaport located at the confluence of the Penobscot River estuary and the Penobscot Bay immediately northwest of Sears Island and Cape Jellison in Waldo County, Maine, United States.

Cape Junction

Type: Locality
Location: Waldo County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.48426° or 44° 29′ 3″ north

Longitude

-68.83909° or 68° 50′ 21″ west

Open location code

87PHF5M6+P9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 102347849

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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