Black Rock
Black Rock is an islet in Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine. Black Rock is situated nearby to the village Harpswell, as well as near the hamlet Birch Island.Places of Interest
Highlights include Harpswell Cattle Pound and Harpswell Meetinghouse.
Harpswell Cattle Pound
Historic site
The Harpswell Cattle Pound is a stone enclosure in Harpswell, Maine, United States. It was used to hold stray animals until they could be reunited with their owners.
Harpswell Meetinghouse
Place of worship
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The Harpswell Meetinghouse is a historic colonial meeting house on Maine State Route 123 in Harpswell, Maine. Built in 1757-59 to provide space for both religious services and town meetings, it is a little-altered and well-preserved example of a once-common form, and is the oldest such surviving building in the state of Maine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harpswell and South Freeport.
Harpswell
Village
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Harpswell is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, on Casco Bay in the Gulf of Maine. The population was 5,031 at the 2020 census. Harpswell is composed of a peninsula contiguous with the rest of Cumberland County, called Harpswell Neck, as well as three large islands connected by bridges: Sebascodegan Island, Orr's Island, and Bailey Island.
South Freeport
Neighborhood
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South Freeport is an unincorporated village in the town of Freeport, Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The community is located on Casco Bay, 2.6 miles south of the village of Freeport. South Freeport is situated 5 miles west of Black Rock.
Freeport
Freeport is just north of Portland in Maine and hosts the headquarters of L.L Bean. Because of the popularity of L.L. Bean, other stores were drawn to the area and it has become a shopping destination.
Black Rock
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.80348° or 43° 48′ 13″ northLongitude
-70.00604° or 70° 0′ 22″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87MFRX3V+9HOpenStreetMap ID
way 827743015OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4958593
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