Drakes Island
Drakes Island is an island in York County, Maine. Drakes Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Upper Landing, as well as near Lower Landing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in York County, Maine, United States
- Also known as: “Drake’s Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Maine Diner and Former First Congregational Church.
Maine Diner
Restaurant
Photo: Gail Frederick, CC BY 2.0.
The Maine Diner is a diner in Wells, Maine. It serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The diner, which has a seating capacity of 90 and a year-round staff of about 60, serves an average of 1,200 to 1,500 patrons on a peak summer day.
Former First Congregational Church
Church
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Former First Congregational Church is a historic church building at 938 Post Road, on the corner of Rt. 1 and Buzzell Road in Wells, Maine. It was built in 1862 on the site of the first colonial meeting house in Wells, believed to have been built in 1664.
Wells High School
School building
Photo: JazzPanther, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wells High School is a public school located in Wells, Maine, United States. It has an enrollment of 423 students in grades 9 through 12. The school primarily serves students from Wells, as well as smaller numbers of students from Ogunquit, which was part of the town of Wells until 1980 and has never had its own high school.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wells and Kennebunk.
Wells
Photo: BMRR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wells is a seacoast town in Maine with about 10,500 permanent residents. Founded in 1643, it is the third-oldest town in Maine. Wells Beach is a popular summer destination.
Kennebunk
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kennebunk is a town in southern Maine. Kennebunk is home to several beaches, the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, the 1799 Kennebunk Inn, many historic shipbuilders' homes, the Brick Store Museum and the Nature Conservancy Kennebunk Plains, with 1,500 acres of nature trails and blueberry fields.
Kennebunk
Town
Kennebunk is a census-designated place comprising the central village in the town of Kennebunk in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,214 at the 2010 census, out of a total town population of 10,798.
Drakes Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: York County, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.32759° or 43° 19′ 39″ northLongitude
-70.55394° or 70° 33′ 14″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
87MF8CHW+2COpenStreetMap ID
node 358219206OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
“Drakes Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Drakes Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Drakes Island Beach and Wells Harbor.
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