Merriland River, Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge

#1 among attractions in Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge

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The Merriland River is a 12.9-mile-long river in southern Maine. It is a tributary of the Little River, a tidal river flowing to the Atlantic Ocean. Its basin country is United States. ()

Coordinates: 43°20'34"N, 70°32'44"W

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Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge United States

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Merriland River – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: First Chance Whalewatch, Seashore Trolley Museum, Wedding Cake House, Walker's Point Estate.

3.6 miE
43°21'37"N • 70°28'44"W
First Chance Whalewatch, Kennebunkport
91 min walk • Dolphin and whale watching, Tours, Outdoor activities
5.4 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum
Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport
138 min walk • The Seashore Trolley Museum, located in Kennebunkport, Maine, United States, is the world's first and largest museum of mass transit vehicles.
3 miNE
Architecture
Wedding Cake House, Kennebunk
77 min walk • Once called the "most photographed house in the state" of Maine, the Wedding Cake House, known formally as the George W. Bourne House, is a historic house located at 104 Summer Street in Kennebunk, Maine.
4.3 miE
Shingle style architecture
Walker's Point Estate, Kennebunkport
111 min walk • Walker's Point Estate is the summer retreat of the Bush family, in the town of Kennebunkport, Maine. It lies along the Atlantic Ocean in the northeast United States, on Walker's Point. The estate served as the Summer White House of George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States.
3.4 miNW
Farm, Archaeological site
Spiller Farm, Wells
86 min walk • The Spiller Farm Paleoindian Site, designated Site 4.13 by the Maine Archaeological Survey, is a prehistoric archaeological site in Wells, Maine. Located overlooking a stream on the Spiller Farm property on Branch Road, it is an extensive site at which a fine collection of stone artifacts has been found, dating to c. 8,000 BCE.
3.1 miN
Specialty museum, History museum, Art museum
Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk
80 min walk • The Brick Store Museum, located at 117 Main Street in the town of Kennebunk, Maine, is one of only a few museums that opened during the Great Depression in the United States.
0.5 miSW
Park
Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, Wells
12 min walk • Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, located in Wells, Maine, USA, is 2,250 acres of protected land headquartered at a restored saltwater farm called Laudholm.
2.8 miN
Historical place
Wallingford Hall, Kennebunk
71 min walk • Wallingford Hall is a historic house at 21 York Street in Kennebunk, Maine. Built in 1805–06, it is an unusually grand expression of Federal architecture in the town, built by the regionally architect and builder Thomas Eaton, and one of the oldest surviving examples in the state of a connected farmstead.
3.7 miE
43°20'56"N • 70°28'21"W
Chris Becker Photo, Kennebunkport
95 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
3.7 miE
43°21'35"N • 70°28'34"W
Landmark Gallery, Kennebunkport
94 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
3.1 miN
Interesting neighbourhood, Georgian architecture
Kennebunk Historic District, Kennebunk
80 min walk • The Kennebunk Historic District encompasses a large portion of the historic town center of Kennebunk, Maine. Established in 1736, the district includes a significant number of fairly high-style houses from the late 18th and early 19th centuries, when Kennebunk was at its height as a shipbuilding and maritime shipping center.