Flying Point Preserve

Flying Point Preserve is a nature reserve in Sagadahoc County, Mid Coast, Maine. Flying Point Preserve is situated nearby to the neighborhood Robinhood, as well as near the village Arrowsic.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Doubling Point Range Lights and Doubling Point Light Station.

Doubling Point Range Lights

Lighthouse

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The Doubling Point Range Lights are a pair of range lights on the Kennebec River, in Arrowsic, Maine. Built in 1898 as part of a major improvement on navigational aids on the river, they are the only surviving pair of range lights in the state.

Doubling Point Light Station

Lighthouse

Photo: Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Doubling Point Light is a lighthouse on the Kennebec River in Arrowsic, Maine. It was established in 1898, fifteen years after the founding of the Bath Iron Works, a major shipbuilder, 1.5 miles upriver.

Fiddler’s Reach Fog Signal

Tower

Photo: Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Fiddler's Reach Fog Signal is a fog signal station located on the Kennebec River in Arrowsic, Maine, in Sagadahoc County. It is about 1,100 feet SW of the front light of the Doubling Point Range Lights, and about 2,000 feet east of Doubling Point Light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bath and Arrowsic.

Bath

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bath is a city in Maine on the Kennebec River. It has always been a center for shipbuilding and still builds ships at Bath Iron Works.

Arrowsic

Village

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Arrowsic is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The population is 477 as of the 2020 United States census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area.

Westport

Village

Photo: Mike Lewinski, CC BY 2.0.

Westport Island, formerly Westport, is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. In the 19th century the island was known as Jeremysquam, a nickname islanders still use for it. The population was 719 at the 2020 census.

Flying Point Preserve

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Sagadahoc County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.8726° or 43° 52′ 21″ north

Longitude

-69.7573° or 69° 45′ 26″ west

Operator

The Nature Conservancy

Open location code

87MGV6FV+23

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1352587035

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Satellite Map

Discover Flying Point Preserve from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Robinhood and Winnegance.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mill Pond Preserve and Mill Island.

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