Biddeford Pool

Biddeford Pool is a neighborhood within the city of Biddeford, Maine, named for a large tidal pool located off Saco Bay south of the mouth of the Saco River.

Type: Locality
Description: community in York County, Maine
Also known as: “Fletcher Neck” and “Winter Harbor”
Postal code: 04006

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wood Island Light Station.

Wood Island Light Station

Heritage site

Photo: HiddenFox, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

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

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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 2 miles southwest of Biddeford Pool.

Ocean Park

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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 4½ miles northwest of Biddeford Pool.

Biddeford Pool

Category: human settlement
Location: City of Biddeford, York County, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.44481° or 43° 26′ 41″ north

Longitude

-70.34144° or 70° 20′ 29″ west

Elevation

16 feet (5 metres)

Open location code

87MFCMV5+WC

GeoNames ID

4958124

Wikidata ID

Q135726199

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