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.
Castine Harbor from Perkins Street
Waterfront in Castine
Marker commemorating the Dutch conquest of Acadia (1674), which was renamed New Holland. This is the spot where Jurriaen Aernoutsz buried a bottle at the capital of Acadia, Fort Pentagouët, Castine, Maine.
Baron Jean-Vincent de Saint-Castin
Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of the 2020 census, the population was 55,478. Its county seat is Ellsworth. The county was incorporated on June 25, 1789, and named for John Hancock, the first governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Egg Rock Light
John Hancock of Massachusetts, the namesake of Hancock County
High tide near Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park; Hancock County, Maine, is a major tourist destination in the United States.
Ocean waves at Sand Beach in Acadia National Park