Castine, Maine

About Castine

Castine is a small unincorporated community in eastern Maine.

Castine holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.54 square miles.

📰 Castine News Today

• First U.S. Grid-Connected Offshore Wind Turbine Installed Off the Coast of Maine energy.gov · Aug 14
• ‘It’s historic’: New State of Maine training ship docks in Castine for first time WABI · Jul 12
• A Band of Whitties: Meet the Crew Who Revived a Beloved Maine Restaurant & Bar Whitman College · Jul 1
• In Castine, This School for Miniaturists Is a Pretty Big Deal Down East Magazine · Jun 2
• Castine Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 25

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Castine Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern Maine, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Maine — one of 155 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Castine

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Castine

• LDI Lobster Dock & Dine — seafood
• Bagaduce Lunch
• Buck's Small Town Fine Dining
• Castine Variety
• Dennett's Wharf
• Safe Harbor Cafe — seafood (café)
• The Fen — coffee shop (café)
• Tinder Hearth

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Castine Historical Society · Museum
• The Good Life Center · Museum
• Islesboro historical society · Museum
• Maple Grove Cemetery · Museum
• Wilson Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Castine

• Fort Madison reviews ★
• Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Battle Avenue Fields reviews ★
• Battle Island · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Blueberry Hill Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bradbury Island · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bridge End Park reviews ★
• Castine Town Common reviews ★
• Ferry Landing Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Fort George State Park reviews ★
• Fort Griffith reviews ★
• Greenbie Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Castine

• Adams School
• Brooksville Elementary School
• Penobscot Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Castine

🏘️ Nearby Communities