Captain House

Captain House is a college building in Town of Castine, Hancock County, Maine. Captain House is situated nearby to the recreation area Castine Tennis Courts, as well as near the church Trinitarian Congregational Parish of Castine.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort George and 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 980 feet west of Captain House.

Wilson Museum

Museum

Photo: S437885, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Wilson Museum is a museum in Castine, Maine, United States. It was founded using the collection of Dr John Howard Wilson, a geologist. Wilson Museum is situated 2,500 feet southwest of Captain House.

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 1 mile southwest of Captain House.

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 3 miles south of Captain House.

Captain House

Type: College building
Categories: building and education
Location: Town of Castine, Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.39012° or 44° 23′ 24″ north

Longitude

-68.80207° or 68° 48′ 8″ west

Open location code

87PH95RX+25

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1113728464

OpenStreetMap feature

building=college

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