Birch Island South Preserve
Birch Island South Preserve is a nature reserve in Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine. Birch Island South Preserve is situated nearby to the neighborhood Merepoint, as well as near the village Harpswell.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Harpswell Cattle Pound and Harpswell Meetinghouse.
Harpswell Cattle Pound
Historic site
The Harpswell Cattle Pound is a stone enclosure in Harpswell, Maine, United States. It was used to hold stray animals until they could be reunited with their owners.
Harpswell Meetinghouse
Place of worship
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Harpswell Meetinghouse is a historic colonial meeting house on Maine State Route 123 in Harpswell, Maine. Built in 1757-59 to provide space for both religious services and town meetings, it is a little-altered and well-preserved example of a once-common form, and is the oldest such surviving building in the state of Maine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harpswell.
Harpswell
Village
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Harpswell is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, within Casco Bay in the Gulf of Maine. The population was 5,031 at the 2020 census. Harpswell is composed of land contiguous with the rest of Cumberland County, called Harpswell Neck, as well as three large islands connected by bridges: Sebascodegan Island, Orr's Island, and Bailey Island and over 200 smaller islands.
Birch Island South Preserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.8184° or 43° 49′ 6″ northLongitude
-70.0124° or 70° 0′ 45″ westOperator
Harpswell Heritage Land TrustOpen location code
87MFRX9Q+82OpenStreetMap ID
way 1348422583OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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