Fort Griffith
Fort Griffith is a park in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Fort Griffith is situated nearby to Wadsworth Cove Beach, as well as near Fort George State Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort George and Dyce Head Light.
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 2,200 feet southeast of Fort Griffith.
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 south of Fort Griffith.
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 4,000 feet southeast of Fort Griffith.
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 Fort Griffith.
Fort Griffith
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.394° or 44° 23′ 38″ northLongitude
-68.81269° or 68° 48′ 46″ westOpen location code
87PH95VP+JWOpenStreetMap ID
way 1363957808OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wadsworth Cove Beach and Fort George State Park.
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