Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, founded in 1974, is an independent, non-profit oceanography research institute. The Laboratory's research ranges from microbial oceanography to the large-scale biogeochemical processes that drive ocean ecosystems and health of the entire planet.- Type: Research
- Description: non-profit organization in the USA
- Also known as: “BLOS”
- Address: 60 Bigelow Drive, East Boothbay, ME 04544
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Witch Island and Sprucewold Lodge.
Witch Island
Islet
Witch Island is an approximately 18-acre wildlife sanctuary off the coast of South Bristol, Maine, United States. Witch Island received its name from Anna Chittenden. Witch Island is situated 1½ miles northeast of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences.
Sprucewold Lodge
Building
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sprucewold Lodge is a historic summer tourist accommodation at 4-9 Nahanada Road in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Its main lodge built in 1927, it was the centerpiece of an extensive rustic retreat on the Spruce Point peninsula southeast of downtown Boothbay Harbor. Sprucewold Lodge is situated 2½ miles southwest of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bayville and South Bristol.
Bayville
Neighborhood
Bayville is a village in the town of Boothbay Harbor in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The village of Bayville was formed in 1911. Bayville consists largely of summer residents and has approximately 43 houses at the head of Linekin Bay.
South Bristol
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
South Bristol is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,127 at the 2020 census. A fishing and resort area, South Bristol includes the villages of Walpole and Christmas Cove, the latter on Rutherford Island.
Boothbay Harbor
Photo: Paul VanDerWerf, CC BY 2.0.
Boothbay Harbor is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,027 at the 2020 census. It includes the neighborhoods of Mount Pisgah, and Sprucewold, the Bayville and West Boothbay Harbor villages, the Isle of Springs summer colony, and the Boothbay Harbor census-designated place.
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
- Categories: laboratory, research institute, nonprofit organization, building, office, and education
- Location: Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.85965° or 43° 51′ 35″ northLongitude
-69.58015° or 69° 34′ 49″ westOpen location code
87MGVC59+VWOpenStreetMap ID
way 423422052OpenStreetMap feature
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office=researchWikidata ID
Q4906809
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