Fort Madison
Fort Madison is a park in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Fort Madison is situated nearby to Wilson Museum, as well as near the government office Battle Avenue Water Treatment Facility.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wilson Museum and Dyce Head Light.
Wilson Museum
Museum
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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 1,300 feet northeast of Fort Madison.
Dyce Head Light
Lighthouse
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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 2,300 feet west of Fort Madison.
Nautilus Island
Island
Nautilus Island is a privately owned island in Penobscot Bay, Maine, United States. It is part of the Town of Brooksville, in Hancock County.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castine and Harborside.
Castine
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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 2½ miles south of Fort Madison.
Fort Madison
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.38196° or 44° 22′ 55″ northLongitude
-68.81034° or 68° 48′ 37″ westOpen location code
87PH95JQ+QVOpenStreetMap ID
way 699980547OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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