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Defence Head, Maine

Defence Head is a summit located in Waldo County, ME at N44.443650° W68.859940° (WGS84/NAD83) and at an elevation of 22 ft MSL.
It can be seen on the USGS 1:24K topographic map Castine, ME.

Feature Type: Summit
Latitude: N44.443650° (WGS84/NAD83 datum)
Longitude: W68.859940°
Elevation: 22 ft MSL
County: Waldo County, Maine
USGS 24K Map: Castine, ME
USGS 24K MRC: 44068D7

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USGS 1:24K topographic map:
USGS 24K topo map of Defence Head, ME
Source: US Geological Survey

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Aerial imagery of Defence Head, ME
Source: US National Map

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OpenStreetMap map of Defence Head, ME
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FAA VFR chart of Defence Head, ME
Source: US Federal Aviation Administration


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Adams SchoolSchoolN44.390482°W68.799049°4.7 miles  View Map
Adams SchoolSchoolN44.390355°W68.798641°4.8 miles  View Map
Andrews HallBuildingN44.386188°W68.800585°4.9 miles  View Map
Backwood MountainSummitN44.348040°W68.785130°7.6 miles  View Map
Bagaduce PeninsulaCapeN44.416743°W68.791141°3.9 miles  View Map
Bagaduce Volunteer Ambulance Corps (historical)BuildingN44.391281°W68.797017°4.8 miles  View Map
Barley LedgeBarN44.350077°W68.916977°7.1 miles  View Map
Bath Iron Works Center for Advanced TechnologyBuildingN44.388688°W68.803363°4.7 miles  View Map
Bayview CemeteryCemeteryN44.367568°W68.871698°5.3 miles  View Map
Bells MarshSwampN44.353689°W68.769196°7.7 miles  View Map
Benson BrookStreamN44.363133°W68.776974°6.9 miles  View Map
Bethany ChapelChurchN44.434243°W68.795586°3.2 miles  View Map
Bickmore PointCapeN44.491464°W68.827531°3.7 miles  View Map
Blanchard HillSummitN44.505180°W68.846700°4.3 miles  View Map
Blockhouse PointCapeN44.394521°W68.820864°3.9 miles  View Map
Bog BrookStreamN44.407854°W68.808641°3.5 miles  View Map
Bowden Devereaux CemeteryCemeteryN44.444406°W68.786994°3.6 miles  View Map
Bowditch CemeteryCemeteryN44.473551°W68.886253°2.4 miles  View Map
British CanalCanalN44.395910°W68.807808°4.2 miles  View Map
Brown CornerPopulated PlaceN44.540630°W68.915034°7.2 miles  View Map
Cape JellisonCapeN44.458965°W68.846420°1.3 miles  View Map
Captain Quick Alumni HallBuildingN44.388688°W68.801697°4.8 miles  View Map
Carver Memorial LibraryBuildingN44.460567°W68.922590°3.3 miles  View Map
Cary W Bok Swimming PoolLocaleN44.387299°W68.802530°4.8 miles  View Map
CastinePopulated PlaceN44.387855°W68.799752°4.9 miles  View Map
Castine CemeteryCemeteryN44.395623°W68.795030°4.6 miles  View Map
Castine Census Designated PlaceCensusN44.392419°W68.806618°4.4 miles  View Map
Castine Community HospitalHospitalN44.391466°W68.797252°4.8 miles  View Map
Castine Fire Rescue DepartmentBuildingN44.386137°W68.801636°4.9 miles  View Map
Castine Golf ClubLocaleN44.392577°W68.803641°4.5 miles  View Map
Castine HarborBayN44.382855°W68.798919°5.2 miles  View Map
Castine Historic DistrictParkN44.390910°W68.804474°4.6 miles  View Map
Castine Post OfficePost OfficeN44.388762°W68.798462°4.9 miles  View Map
Castine Town DockLocaleN44.387021°W68.796419°5.0 miles  View Map
Castine Unitarian ChurchChurchN44.390633°W68.798085°4.8 miles  View Map
Castine Yacht ClubLocaleN44.390633°W68.797808°4.8 miles  View Map
Clements BrookStreamN44.460631°W68.781975°4.0 miles  View Map
Coombs CoveBayN44.349522°W68.875031°6.5 miles  View Map
Coombs PointCapeN44.364799°W68.860865°5.4 miles  View Map
Curtis HallBuildingN44.388410°W68.804197°4.7 miles  View Map
Decker PointCapeN44.344244°W68.872531°6.9 miles  View Map
Defence HeadSummitN44.443650°W68.859940°0.0 milesView Map
Defence PointCapeN44.445909°W68.858643°0.2 miles  View Map
Delano AuditoriumBuildingN44.386188°W68.803363°4.9 miles  View Map
Devereaux CoveBayN44.493686°W68.824753°3.9 miles  View Map
Dice HeadCliffN44.381744°W68.818364°4.7 miles  View Map
Dice Head Light (historical)LocaleN44.381466°W68.818919°4.7 miles  View Map
Dismukes HallBuildingN44.389799°W68.804474°4.6 miles  View Map
Dodges PointCapeN44.376466°W68.764196°6.6 miles  View Map
Dodges Point CemeteryCemeteryN44.373336°W68.761669°6.9 miles  View Map
Dyer CemeteryCemeteryN44.353086°W68.811153°6.7 miles  View Map
Elmwood CemeteryCemeteryN44.463709°W68.909843°2.8 miles  View Map
Emerson School (historical)SchoolN44.414799°W68.773363°4.7 miles  View Map
ErskingSummitN44.534370°W68.814780°6.7 miles  View Map
Farnham School (historical)SchoolN44.490353°W68.773363°5.4 miles  View Map
Flat LandingPopulated PlaceN44.358688°W68.769474°7.4 miles  View Map
Fletcher HillSummitN44.505250°W68.867180°4.3 miles  View Map
Fort GeorgePopulated PlaceN44.390910°W68.805308°4.5 miles  View Map
Fort Madison (historical)MilitaryN44.380278°W68.810278°5.0 miles  View Map
Fort PointCapeN44.468687°W68.809475°3.0 miles  View Map
Fort Point CoveBayN44.483964°W68.822253°3.3 miles  View Map
Fort Point LedgeBarN44.460631°W68.809475°2.8 miles  View Map
Fort Point State ParkParkN44.466742°W68.818920°2.6 miles  View Map
Fresh PondLakeN44.345159°W68.791583°7.6 miles  View Map
Gondola CoveBayN44.525908°W68.808643°6.2 miles  View Map
Goose FallsPopulated PlaceN44.353411°W68.809474°6.7 miles  View Map
Goose FallsFallsN44.354244°W68.809197°6.7 miles  View Map
Goose PondReservoirN44.348283°W68.804471°7.1 miles  View Map
Goose Pond DamDamN44.354370°W68.808870°6.7 miles  View Map
Gordon CemeteryCemeteryN44.441584°W68.941620°4.0 miles  View Map
Graduate CommonsBuildingN44.389244°W68.803363°4.7 miles  View Map
Grants CoveBayN44.483409°W68.836420°3.0 miles  View Map
Grays IslandIslandN44.378688°W68.793641°5.6 miles  View Map
Great IslandIslandN44.378966°W68.785585°5.8 miles  View Map
Grindles EddyBayN44.426465°W68.763085°4.9 miles  View Map
Halfmoon StreamStreamN44.529519°W68.897811°6.2 miles  View Map
HarborsidePopulated PlaceN44.348966°W68.814752°6.9 miles  View Map
Hatch CoveBayN44.400632°W68.793085°4.4 miles  View Map
Hedgehog HillSummitN44.525230°W68.912010°6.2 miles  View Map
Henry IslandsIslandN44.379799°W68.770585°6.2 miles  View Map
Henry PointCapeN44.383966°W68.779196°5.7 miles  View Map
High Tide IslandIslandN44.381188°W68.797530°5.3 miles  View Map
Holbrook IslandIslandN44.363411°W68.811697°6.0 miles  View Map
Holbrook Island SanctuaryParkN44.355355°W68.796974°6.8 miles  View Map
Hosmer LedgeBarN44.379521°W68.799474°5.3 miles  View Map
Hospital IslandIslandN44.380355°W68.790585°5.6 miles  View Map
Hutchins IslandIslandN44.351466°W68.870587°6.4 miles  View Map
Indian BarBarN44.370633°W68.784752°6.3 miles  View Map
Indian Bar CemeteryCemeteryN44.371735°W68.786418°6.2 miles  View Map
Indian Point CemeteryCemeteryN44.348338°W68.820006°6.9 miles  View Map
Islesboro LedgeBarN44.350355°W68.856975°6.4 miles  View Map
John B MountainSummitN44.347130°W68.760770°8.3 miles  View Map
Jones PointCapeN44.423687°W68.760585°5.1 miles  View Map
Kedears HillSummitN44.373410°W68.892532°5.1 miles  View Map
Kidder PointCapeN44.460353°W68.883088°1.6 miles  View Map
Lane BrookStreamN44.537019°W68.886145°6.6 miles  View Map
LEavitt HallBuildingN44.388966°W68.804474°4.7 miles  View Map
Long CoveBayN44.458687°W68.890866°1.8 miles  View Map
Long Cove BrookStreamN44.468409°W68.897255°2.5 miles  View Map
Long Cove LedgeBarN44.446742°W68.906421°2.3 miles  View Map
Lords CoveBayN44.400910°W68.764474°5.6 miles  View Map
Lower Negro IslandIslandN44.405355°W68.771418°5.1 miles  View Map
Mack PointCapeN44.452298°W68.902533°2.2 miles  View Map
Main StreamStreamN44.537019°W68.886145°6.6 miles  View Map
Maine Maritime AcademySchoolN44.389582°W68.804443°4.6 miles  View Map
Maine Maritime Academy Nutting Memorial LibraryBuildingN44.389203°W68.804300°4.7 miles  View Map
Margaret Chase Smith GymnasiumBuildingN44.387855°W68.802808°4.8 miles  View Map
Marshall PointCapeN44.378132°W68.902532°5.0 miles  View Map
Mayo PointCapeN44.400354°W68.789197°4.6 miles  View Map
Meadow PondLakeN44.356646°W68.899257°6.3 miles  View Map
Middle GroundBarN44.388410°W68.788085°5.2 miles  View Map
Mill BrookReservoirN44.456742°W68.927811°3.5 miles  View Map
Mill BrookStreamN44.454798°W68.925588°3.3 miles  View Map
Mill Brook DamDamN44.456820°W68.927370°3.4 miles  View Map
Mill CoveBayN44.480353°W68.850032°2.6 miles  View Map
Mill CoveBayN44.512575°W68.810309°5.4 miles  View Map
Mill PondReservoirN44.458845°W68.929200°3.6 miles  View Map
Mill PondLakeN44.477575°W68.841698°2.5 miles  View Map
Moose PointCapeN44.428409°W68.944200°4.3 miles  View Map
Moose Point State ParkParkN44.439520°W68.947811°4.3 miles  View Map
Morrow BrookStreamN44.430909°W68.952533°4.7 miles  View Map
Morse CoveBayN44.451187°W68.784752°3.7 miles  View Map
Mosman ParkParkN44.455631°W68.923366°3.2 miles  View Map
Mount EphraimSummitN44.524220°W68.953950°7.2 miles  View Map
Mount Hope CemeteryCemeteryN44.465807°W68.951492°4.8 miles  View Map
Mount Prospect CemeteryCemeteryN44.497401°W68.861084°3.7 miles  View Map
Nautilus IslandIslandN44.374799°W68.805586°5.5 miles  View Map
Nautilus RockBarN44.372299°W68.810586°5.5 miles  View Map
Negro IslandIslandN44.407021°W68.771418°5.0 miles  View Map
North CastinePopulated PlaceN44.418965°W68.771974°4.7 miles  View Map
Oakley Logan Alexander FieldhouseBuildingN44.387299°W68.802530°4.8 miles  View Map
Odom LedgeBarN44.515353°W68.800864°5.7 miles  View Map
Old Bakeman CemeteryCemeteryN44.360787°W68.795927°6.5 miles  View Map
Otter Rock ShoalBarN44.380077°W68.813086°5.0 miles  View Map
Parker CoveBayN44.357022°W68.872809°6.0 miles  View Map
Partridge IslandIslandN44.370077°W68.766696°6.9 miles  View Map
Payson HallBuildingN44.386466°W68.802252°4.9 miles  View Map
Penobscot (historical)Populated PlaceN44.387855°W68.799752°4.9 miles  View Map
Penobscot Marine Museum Stephen Phillips Research LibraryBuildingN44.460172°W68.924911°3.4 miles  View Map
Penobscot RiverStreamN44.440909°W68.828086°1.6 miles  View Map
Perkins HouseBuildingN44.388688°W68.803363°4.7 miles  View Map
Perkins PointCapeN44.407854°W68.821142°3.1 miles  View Map
Pilot HouseBuildingN44.389244°W68.803919°4.7 miles  View Map
Piper BrookStreamN44.476464°W68.940589°4.6 miles  View Map
Platz HallBuildingN44.388966°W68.803919°4.7 miles  View Map
Point ComfortCapeN44.360077°W68.865587°5.8 miles  View Map
Presidents HouseBuildingN44.388966°W68.804752°4.7 miles  View Map
PripetPopulated PlaceN44.368688°W68.870031°5.2 miles  View Map
Ram IslandIslandN44.366466°W68.802252°6.0 miles  View Map
Ritchie FieldParkN44.387299°W68.801419°4.8 miles  View Map
Rodgers HallBuildingN44.386466°W68.801974°4.9 miles  View Map
Ruder CoveBayN44.343966°W68.887809°7.0 miles  View Map
Sandy PointCapeN44.498408°W68.808642°4.6 miles  View Map
Sandy PointPopulated PlaceN44.514797°W68.812809°5.4 miles  View Map
Sandy Point Game Management AreaParkN44.532019°W68.821698°6.4 miles  View Map
Sandy Point Post OfficePost OfficeN44.519858°W68.810875°5.8 miles  View Map
Saras IslandIslandN44.370355°W68.763362°7.0 miles  View Map
Sears IslandIslandN44.443131°W68.877532°0.9 miles  View Map
Sears Island LedgeCliffN44.429243°W68.889477°1.8 miles  View Map
Sears Island LedgeBarN44.429243°W68.890310°1.8 miles  View Map
SearsportPopulated PlaceN44.458409°W68.924200°3.3 miles  View Map
Searsport Census Designated PlaceCensusN44.465508°W68.918700°3.3 miles  View Map
Searsport District Middle School and High SchoolSchoolN44.463011°W68.925484°3.5 miles  View Map
Searsport District Middle School and High SchoolSchoolN44.462561°W68.925140°3.5 miles  View Map
Searsport Elementary SchoolSchoolN44.464095°W68.925736°3.5 miles  View Map
Searsport Fire Department South StationBuildingN44.459681°W68.923401°3.3 miles  View Map
Searsport HarborBayN44.451465°W68.916144°2.8 miles  View Map
Searsport Police DepartmentBuildingN44.459689°W68.923500°3.3 miles  View Map
Searsport Post OfficePost OfficeN44.457369°W68.925705°3.4 miles  View Map
Sheep IslandIslandN44.367022°W68.768362°7.0 miles  View Map
Smell BrookStreamN44.427298°W68.766418°4.7 miles  View Map
Smith CoveBayN44.371466°W68.775307°6.5 miles  View Map
Snyders RockBarN44.362299°W68.803641°6.3 miles  View Map
Sprague CoveBayN44.347299°W68.907532°7.1 miles  View Map
Sprague LedgeBarN44.344522°W68.920310°7.5 miles  View Map
Spragues BeachBeachN44.378410°W68.883921°4.7 miles  View Map
Stockton HarborBayN44.468687°W68.866698°1.8 miles  View Map
Stockton SpringsPopulated PlaceN44.489520°W68.856976°3.2 miles  View Map
Stockton Springs Community LibraryBuildingN44.489755°W68.855815°3.2 miles  View Map
Stockton Springs Elementary SchoolSchoolN44.497492°W68.857956°3.7 miles  View Map
Stockton Springs Post OfficePost OfficeN44.490321°W68.854218°3.2 miles  View Map
Stockton Springs Volunteer Ambulance ServiceBuildingN44.489134°W68.856010°3.1 miles  View Map
Stockton Springs Volunteer Fire DepartmentBuildingN44.489340°W68.856194°3.2 miles  View Map
Stowers MeadowReservoirN44.530271°W68.819605°6.3 miles  View Map
Stowers Meadow DamDamN44.522560°W68.813810°5.9 miles  View Map
Stowers MeadowsSwampN44.530908°W68.822532°6.3 miles  View Map
Temple HeightsPopulated PlaceN44.345355°W68.950311°8.1 miles  View Map
The Bare LedgesBarN44.355355°W68.860864°6.1 miles  View Map
The BluffCliffN44.355633°W68.948088°7.5 miles  View Map
Tom Cod CoveBayN44.359244°W68.802808°6.5 miles  View Map
Town of CastineCivilN44.408746°W68.811640°3.4 miles  View Map
Town of SearsportCivilN44.472858°W68.924841°3.8 miles  View Map
Town of Stockton SpringsCivilN44.494930°W68.843541°3.6 miles  View Map
Town of Verona IslandCivilN44.533807°W68.782170°7.3 miles  View Map
Trinity ChurchChurchN44.388966°W68.800030°4.8 miles  View Map
Trott LedgeBarN44.396466°W68.784196°5.0 miles  View Map
Turner PointCapeN44.429521°W68.813086°2.5 miles  View Map
Turtle HeadCapeN44.392299°W68.880309°3.7 miles  View Map
Turtle Head CoveBayN44.381743°W68.888643°4.5 miles  View Map
Upper Negro IslandIslandN44.408132°W68.770585°5.0 miles  View Map
Valerius Black CemeteryCemeteryN44.356659°W68.773331°7.4 miles  View Map
Verona IslandIslandN44.538130°W68.787809°7.4 miles  View Map
Village CemeteryCemeteryN44.463107°W68.931702°3.8 miles  View Map
Wadsworth CoveBayN44.399243°W68.814753°3.8 miles  View Map
Wasson CoveBayN44.378688°W68.766418°6.4 miles  View Map
West CastinePopulated PlaceN44.420076°W68.810864°2.9 miles  View Map
West PenobscotPopulated PlaceN44.474242°W68.779197°4.5 miles  View Map
Whites HeadSummitN44.377260°W68.797890°5.5 miles  View Map
Whitman CemeteryCemeteryN44.511455°W68.780586°6.1 miles  View Map
Whitman CemeteryCemeteryN44.517566°W68.763919°7.0 miles  View Map
Wilson PointCapeN44.450076°W68.797530°3.1 miles  View Map
Witherle Memorial LibraryBuildingN44.389965°W68.798338°4.8 miles  View Map
Witherle ParkParkN44.390632°W68.806141°4.5 miles  View Map

Note: Coordinates in the location and feature list above are referenced to NAD83 datum.


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