Birch Islands Preserve

Birch Islands Preserve is a park in East Central Washington, Maine. Birch Islands Preserve is situated near Williams Island, as well as near the islet Dram Island.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Reversing Falls Park and Cobscook Bay State Park.

Reversing Falls Park

Park

Reversing Falls Park is a municipal park in Pembroke, Maine. It is located at Mahar Point, the northern point of a narrows separating Dennys Bay from Cobscook Bay in far eastern Maine.

Cobscook Bay State Park

Nature reserve

Photo: Roban Kramer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cobscook Bay State Park is a public recreation area occupying 888 acres on the western shore of Cobscook Bay in Washington County, Maine. The park offers a view of dramatically changing tides that on average can rise to 24 feet high with some reaching as high as 28 feet. Cobscook Bay State Park is situated 1½ miles south of Birch Islands Preserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dennysville and Pembroke.

Dennysville

Village

Photo: Ken Gallager, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dennysville is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 300 at the 2020 census. Dennysville is situated 4 miles northwest of Birch Islands Preserve.

Pembroke

Village

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Pembroke is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 788 at the 2020 census. The town is home to a reversing falls on Mahar's Point. Pembroke is situated 6 miles north of Birch Islands Preserve.

Whiting

Village

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Whiting is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The town was named after Tate Whiting, an early settler. The population was 482 at the 2020 census. The town was originally known as Orangetown. Whiting is situated 6 miles south of Birch Islands Preserve.

Birch Islands Preserve

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: East Central Washington, Washington, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.87225° or 44° 52′ 20″ north

Longitude

-67.15974° or 67° 9′ 35″ west

Operator

Cobscook Shores

Open location code

87PJVRCR+W4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1369813781

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Birch Islands and Williams Island.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Trailhead and Trailhead.

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