Back Cove
Back Cove is a bay in Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine. Back Cove is situated nearby to the hamlet Matinicus Isle, as well as near Criehaven.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Matinicus Isle and Criehaven.
Matinicus Isle
Hamlet
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Matinicus Isle is an island plantation in Knox County, Maine, United States. The island is located within Penobscot Bay about 20 miles east of the mainland coast and is accessible by state ferry service from Rockland or by air taxi from Knox County Regional Airport.
Criehaven
Hamlet
Criehaven is an alternative name for Ragged Island, an unorganized territory in Knox County, Maine, United States. Criehaven was formerly a plantation including Ragged Island just south of Matinicus Isle in outer Penobscot Bay, plus Matinicus Rock to its southeast, and Seal Island, the location of Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge, to its northeast.
Back Cove
- Type: Bay
- Address: ME
- Category: body of water
- Location: Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.85064° or 43° 51′ 2″ northLongitude
-68.82031° or 68° 49′ 13″ westOpen location code
87MHV52H+7VOpenStreetMap ID
node 369060962OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
4957081
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