Richard Carver Harbor Park

Richard Carver Harbor Park is a park in Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine. Richard Carver Harbor Park is situated nearby to U.S. Post Office Owls Head, as well as near Merriman Cemetery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Owls Head Light Station and Rockland Breakwater.

Owls Head Light Station

Lighthouse

Photo: JT de Fife, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Owls Head Light is an active aid to navigation located at the entrance of Rockland Harbor on western Penobscot Bay in the town of Owls Head, Knox County, Maine. Owls Head Light Station is situated 3,600 feet northeast of Richard Carver Harbor Park.

Rockland Breakwater

Breakwater

Photo: Tania Dey PhD, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Rockland Breakwater is a breakwater sheltering the harbor of Rockland, Maine. More than 4,000 feet long, it was built in the 1890s by the United States Army Corps of Engineers out of locally quarried granite to improve the harbor's ability to shelter ships from coastal storms. Rockland Breakwater is situated 2 miles northwest of Richard Carver Harbor Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Owls Head and Rockland.

Owls Head

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Owls Head is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,504 at the 2020 census. A resort and fishing area, the community is home to the Knox County Regional Airport. It includes the village of Ash Point.

Rockland

Photo: Hannahjones, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rockland is a city in Maine that has witnessed a resurgence. Once boarded up shops are now colorfully decorated and the Farnsworth Art Museum and Wyeth Center offer a diverse Maine artisan collection.

Glen Cove

Neighborhood

Glen Cove is an unincorporated village within the town of Rockport in Knox County, Maine, United States. The community is located on U.S. Route 1 and Clam Cove, an arm of the Penobscot Bay, 2.2 miles north of Rockland. Glen Cove is situated 4 miles northwest of Richard Carver Harbor Park.

Richard Carver Harbor Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.08559° or 44° 5′ 8″ north

Longitude

-69.05437° or 69° 3′ 16″ west

Open location code

87PG3WPW+67

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1356200029

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include U.S. Post Office Owls Head and Merriman Cemetery.

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