Back Cove
Back Cove is a bay in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Back Cove is situated nearby to the hamlet Atlantic, as well as near the village Swans Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Hancock County, Maine, United States of America
- Address: ME
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hockamock Head Lighthouse.
Hockamock Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Fran Schwanck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station is a lighthouse on Swan's Island, Maine. It is located on Hockamock Head, at the entrance to Burnt Coat Harbor and at the end of Harbor Road.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swans Island and Minturn.
Swans Island
Village
Photo: Fran Schwanck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Swan's Island is an island town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is named after Colonel James Swan, of Fife, Scotland, who purchased the island and some surrounding areas and organized their colonization in the eighteenth century.
Minturn
Village
Minturn is a small village on the south side of Swan's Island, a part of Hancock County, Maine, United States. Its approximate latitude and longitude are 44°8’ N, 68°27’ W.
Frenchboro
Frenchboro has a population of 38 and is located on 14 small islands in Blue Hill Bay in the Down East region of Maine. Less than a hundred people live here year round and they keep things much as they have been for decades.
Back Cove
- Category: body of water
- Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.16647° or 44° 9′ 59″ northLongitude
-68.44946° or 68° 26′ 58″ westElevation
98 feet (30 metres)Open location code
87PH5H82+H6OpenStreetMap ID
node 369060982OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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In Other Languages
“Back Cove” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Back Cove”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Atlantic and Naskeag.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Back Cove Preserve and Swan’s Island Town Office.
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