Defence Head is a physical feature (island) in Waldo County. The primary coordinates for Defence Head places it within the ME 04981 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Defence Head |
Category: | Maine physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | In the Town of Stockton Springs, at the S end of Cape Jellison, on the N shore of Penobscot Bay. |
History: | Named for the Revolutionary War Privateer Defence that sits in the nearby harbor |
County: | Waldo County |
Latitude: | 44.44365 |
Longitude: | -68.85994 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Defence Head: Defence Head.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Defence Head does not include property ownership information.
Searsport, ME
(3.4 miles WNW) Castine, ME (4.9 miles SE) Belfast, ME (7.4 miles W) Bucksport, ME (9.6 miles NNE) |
Winterport, ME
(13.5 miles N) Blue Hill, ME (13.7 miles E) Camden, ME (19.1 miles SSW) |
Stockton Springs, ME
(3.1 miles N) West Castine, ME (3.1 miles SE) West Penobscot, ME (4.5 miles ENE) Fort George, ME (4.5 miles SE) |
North Castine, ME
(4.7 miles ESE) Pripet, ME (5.1 miles S) Sandy Point, ME (5.5 miles NNE) |