Capitol Island
Capitol Island is a neighborhood in Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine. Capitol Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Pine Cliff, as well as near Squirrel Island.Places of Interest
Highlights include Burnt Island Light Station and Squirrel Island.
Burnt Island Light Station
Lighthouse
Photo: ShagVT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Burnt Island Light, built in 1821, is the second oldest surviving lighthouse in Maine. It hosts a living history museum run by the state Department of Marine Resources.
Squirrel Island
Island
Photo: Operacastafiore2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Squirrel Island is an island in the Gulf of Maine and village within the town of Southport, Maine, United States. It was established as a summer community in 1871.
Hendricks Head Light Station
Lighthouse
Photo: Ted Kerwin, CC BY 2.0.
Hendricks Head Light is a lighthouse in Southport, Maine marking the west side of the mouth of the Sheepscot River. The light station was established in 1829, and its present structures date to 1875. Hendricks Head Light Station is situated 2 miles west of Capitol Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southport and West Boothbay Harbor.
Southport
Village
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Southport is a town and island in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 622 at the 2020 census. It includes the neighborhoods of Cozy Harbor, Newagen, Pine Cliff, West Southport, and the Capitol Island and Squirrel Island summer colonies.
West Boothbay Harbor
Village
West Boothbay Harbor is an unincorporated village in the town of Boothbay Harbor, Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The community is located along Maine State Route 27, 10.7 miles south of Wiscasset. West Boothbay Harbor is situated 2 miles north of Capitol Island.
Boothbay Harbor
Photo: Paul VanDerWerf, CC BY 2.0.
Boothbay Harbor is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,027 at the 2020 census. It includes the neighborhoods of Mount Pisgah, and Sprucewold, the Bayville and West Boothbay Harbor villages, the Isle of Springs summer colony, and the Boothbay Harbor census-designated place.
Capitol Island
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.82294° or 43° 49′ 23″ northLongitude
-69.64852° or 69° 38′ 55″ westOpen location code
87MGR9F2+5HOpenStreetMap ID
node 10263419628OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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