Bald Head

Bald Head is a village in the town of York in York County, Maine, United States, on the Atlantic coast. The community takes its name from a nearby rock formation of the same name. Bald Head has been noted for its unusual place name.

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Type: Neighborhood
Description: human settlement in Maine, United States of America
Also known as: “Bald Head, Maine” and “Bald Head, ME”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ogunquit Museum of American Art and Ogunquit Playhouse.

Ogunquit Museum of American Art

Museum

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The Ogunquit Museum of American Art is an art museum located in Ogunquit, Maine. The Museum officially opened in 1953 and was founded by Lost Generation artist Henry Strater.

Ogunquit Playhouse

Theater building

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Ogunquit Playhouse is a theater building, which is situated 1½ miles northwest of Bald Head.

Ogunquit Memorial Library

Library

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The Ogunquit Memorial Library is the public library of Ogunquit, Maine. It is located at 166 Shore Road, in an architecturally distinguished Romanesque Revival building built in 1897 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Ogunquit Memorial Library is situated 2 miles northwest of Bald Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ogunquit and York Cliffs.

Ogunquit

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Ogunquit is a seacoast town in Maine. The name is the Algonquin Indian word for "beautiful place by the sea". It features over three miles of beautiful sandy beach.

York Cliffs

Neighborhood

York Cliffs is a village in the town of York in York County, Maine, United States. It lies east of the village of Cape Neddick and north of York Beach. York Cliffs is situated 2½ miles southwest of Bald Head.

Cape Neddick

Village

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York is a town on the Southern Coast in Maine. It includes the villages of York Beach, York Harbor, and Cape Neddick. Cape Neddick is situated 3½ miles southwest of Bald Head.

Bald Head

Categories: village in the United States and locality
Location: York, York County, Southern Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.22113° or 43° 13′ 16″ north

Longitude

-70.57864° or 70° 34′ 43″ west

Elevation

72 feet (22 metres)

Open location code

87MF6CCC+FG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158845538

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

4957201

Wikidata ID

Q4850307

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Bald Head” goes by many names.

Chinese: “鮑爾德黑德”
French: “Bald Head”
Turkish: “Bald Head”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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