Bijhouwer Forest Preserve
Bijhouwer Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, Maine. Bijhouwer Forest Preserve is situated nearby to the neighborhood Meadowbrook, as well as near Perry Cove.Places of Interest
Highlights include Squirrel Point Light Station and Phippsburg Elementary School.
Squirrel Point Light Station
Lighthouse
Photo: Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Squirrel Point Light is a lighthouse marking the southwestern point of Arrowsic Island on the Kennebec River. It was established in 1898, as part of a major upgrade of the river's lights — the Doubling Point Light and the separate Range Lights on the point, Perkins Island Light, and Squirrel Point Light were all built at the same time.
Phippsburg Elementary School
School
School Union 47 covers five towns in the state of Maine. Included in Union 47 is Arrowsic, Georgetown, Phippsburg, West Bath and Woolwich, Maine. All towns have schools serving grades K–6, with the exception of Woolwich, which serves grades K–8.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Georgetown and Winnegance.
Georgetown
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Georgetown is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,058 at the 2020 census. Home to Reid State Park, the town is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area.
Winnegance
Neighborhood
Winnegance is an area which includes parts of the towns of West Bath, Phippsburg, and the city of Bath, Maine, United States. It is located in Sagadahoc County, near Winnegance Lake and Winnegance Creek.
Sebasco Estates
Neighborhood
Sebasco Estates is an unincorporated village in the town of Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The community is located on the Atlantic coast, 10.1 miles south of Bath. Sebasco Estates has a post office, with ZIP code 04565.
Bijhouwer Forest Preserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.819° or 43° 49′ 8″ northLongitude
-69.8218° or 69° 49′ 19″ westOperator
Phippsburg Land TrustOpen location code
87MGR59H+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 617841910OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Meadowbrook and Perry Cove.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Albert F Totman Library and Phippsburg Police Department.
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