Wood Island Sanctuary
Wood Island Sanctuary is a nature reserve in York County, Maine. Wood Island Sanctuary is situated nearby to the neighborhood Fort Hill, as well as near the hamlet Hills Beach.Places of Interest
Highlights include Wood Island Light Station.
Wood Island Light Station
Heritage site
Photo: HiddenFox, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wood Island Light is an active lighthouse on the eastern edge of Wood Island in Saco Bay, on the southern coast of Maine. The light is just outside the entrance to Biddeford Pool and the end of the Saco River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hills Beach and Fortunes Rocks.
Hills Beach
Hamlet
Hills Beach is a seaside community in Biddeford, York County, Maine, United States, approximately 85 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. Hills Beach is a narrow stretch of sandy beach on the north side of Biddeford Pool near the mouth of the Saco River and near the Saco Bay.
Fortunes Rocks
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fortunes Rocks is a seaside community in Biddeford, York County, Maine, located approximately 85 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. The 1999 novel Fortune's Rocks by Anita Shreve is loosely based on this Maine seaside neighborhood.
Ocean Park
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ocean Park is a village in the town of Old Orchard Beach in York County, Maine, United States. A historic family style summer community affiliated with the Free Will Baptists, the community is located in southern Old Orchard Beach on Saco Bay.
Wood Island Sanctuary
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: York County, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.4567° or 43° 27′ 24″ northLongitude
-70.3335° or 70° 20′ 1″ westOpen location code
87MFFM48+MHOpenStreetMap ID
way 1278816148OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wood Island and Gooseberry Island.
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