Back Bay

Back Bay is a bay in York County, Maine. Back Bay is situated nearby to the hamlet Hills Beach, as well as near the neighborhood Camp Ellis.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wood Island Light Station and Ferry Beach State Park.

Wood Island Light Station

Heritage site

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Wood Island Light is an active lighthouse on the eastern edge of Wood Island in Saco Bay, on the southern coast of Maine. The light is just outside the entrance to Biddeford Pool and the end of the Saco River. Wood Island Light Station is situated 2 miles east of Back Bay.

Ferry Beach State Park

Nature reserve

Ferry Beach State Park is a public recreation area occupying 117 acres on Saco Bay north of the mouth of the Saco River in Saco, Maine. The state park encompasses a sandy Atlantic Ocean beach, inland hiking trails, and nature center. Ferry Beach State Park is situated 2 miles northwest of Back Bay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hills Beach and Fortunes Rocks.

Hills Beach

Hamlet

Hills Beach is a seaside community in Biddeford, York County, Maine, United States, approximately 85 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. Hills Beach is a narrow stretch of sandy beach on the north side of Biddeford Pool near the mouth of the Saco River and near the Saco Bay.

Fortunes Rocks

Neighborhood

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Fortunes Rocks is a seaside community in Biddeford, York County, Maine, located approximately 85 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. The 1999 novel Fortune's Rocks by Anita Shreve is loosely based on this Maine seaside neighborhood. Fortunes Rocks is situated 1½ miles south of Back Bay.

Ocean Park

Neighborhood

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Ocean Park is a village in the town of Old Orchard Beach in York County, Maine, United States. A historic family style summer community affiliated with the Free Will Baptists, the community is located in southern Old Orchard Beach on Saco Bay. Ocean Park is situated 3½ miles north of Back Bay.

Back Bay

Type: Bay
Category: body of water
Location: York County, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.4512° or 43° 27′ 4″ north

Longitude

-70.37172° or 70° 22′ 18″ west

Open location code

87MFFJ2H+F8

GeoNames ID

4957075

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