Wilson Museum
The Wilson Museum is a museum in Castine, Maine, United States. It was founded using the collection of Dr John Howard Wilson, a geologist.Photo: S437885, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Castine, Maine, United States
- Address: 107 Perkins Street, Castine, ME 04421
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dyce Head Light and Fort George.
Dyce Head Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Centpacrr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dyce Head Light is a lighthouse located at the southernmost point of the Castine peninsula in Hancock County, Maine. Built in 1829 to guide vessels along the Penobscot River and into Castine Harbor, the lighthouse served the region's flourishing shipbuilding and lumber trade until its deactivation in 1937. Dyce Head Light is situated 3,400 feet west of Wilson Museum.
Fort George
Ruins
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0.
Fort George was a palisaded earthwork fort built in 1779 by Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War in Castine, Maine. Located at a high point on the Bagaduce Peninsula, the fort was built as part of an initiative by the British to establish a new colony called New Ireland. Fort George is situated 2,400 feet north of Wilson Museum.
Nautilus Island
Island
Nautilus Island is a privately owned island in Penobscot Bay, Maine, United States. It is part of the Town of Brooksville, in Hancock County.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castine and Harborside.
Castine
Photo: DrStew82, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castine is a town in Hancock County in eastern Maine, United States. The population was 1,320 at the 2020 census. Castine is the home of Maine Maritime Academy, a four-year institution that graduates officers and engineers for the United States Merchant Marine and marine related industries.
Harborside
Neighborhood
Harborside is an unincorporated village in the town of Brooksville, Hancock County, Maine, United States. The community is located on the west coast of Cape Rosier, on Penobscot Bay, 24 miles southwest of Ellsworth. Harborside is situated 2½ miles south of Wilson Museum.
Wilson Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Town of Castine, Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.38396° or 44° 23′ 2″ northLongitude
-68.80612° or 68° 48′ 22″ westOpen location code
87PH95MV+HHOpenStreetMap ID
way 1104813179OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q8023151
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