French Island
French Island is an island in Oxford County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine. French Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood East Andover.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roxbury and East Andover.
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.
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.
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.
French Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Oxford County, Maine, United States of America
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Oxford County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.66104° or 44° 39′ 40″ northLongitude
-70.66977° or 70° 40′ 11″ westElevation
820 feet (250 metres)Open location code
87PFM86J+C3OpenStreetMap ID
way 793518681OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“French Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “French Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Maine, Oxford County)”
- Cebuano: “French Island”
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