Ellis Pond
Ellis Pond, also known as Silver Lake and Roxbury Pond, is a 919 acres glacial lake in Roxbury, Maine and partially in Byron, Maine, United States. It contains two islands, the bigger being named French Island, and the smaller unnamed.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lake
- Description: island in Ellis Pond, Oxford County, Maine, United States
- Also known as: “Roxbury Pond” and “Silver Lake”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Andover Earth Station.
Andover Earth Station
Building
Andover Earth Station was one of the first satellite earth stations, located at Andover in the US state of Maine. It was built by AT&T in 1961 to communicate with the Telstar 1 satellite, the first direct relay communications satellite. Andover Earth Station is situated 2 miles southwest of Ellis Pond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Andover and Andover.
East Andover
Neighborhood
East Andover is an unincorporated village in the town of Andover, Oxford County, Maine, United States. The community is 9.2 miles northwest of Rumford. East Andover has a post office with ZIP code 04226. East Andover is situated 3½ miles southwest of Ellis Pond.
Andover
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Andover is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 752 at the 2020 census. Set among mountains and crossed by the Appalachian Trail, Andover is home to the Lovejoy Covered Bridge and is the site of the Andover Earth Station.
Roxbury
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Roxbury is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 361 at the 2020 census. Ellis Pond is popular with recreational fishermen.
Ellis Pond
- Category: body of water
- Location: Oxford County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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