Grants Cove

Grants Cove is a bay in Waldo County, Mid Coast, Maine. Grants Cove is situated nearby to the locality Cape Junction, as well as near the village Stockton Springs.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Point State Park and Fort Pownall.

Fort Point State Park

Park

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Fort Point State Park is a public recreation area that overlooks Penobscot Bay from the easternmost tip of Cape Jellison in the town of Stockton Springs, Maine.

Fort Pownall

Fort

Fort Pownall was a British fortification built during the French and Indian War, whose remains are located at Fort Point State Park in Stockton Springs, Maine.

Fort Point Light

Lighthouse

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The Fort Point Light, or Fort Point Light Station, is located in Fort Point State Park, in Stockton Springs, Maine. A lighthouse at this point has served as an active aid to navigation since 1835; the present lighthouse dates to 1857, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stockton Springs and Sandy Point.

Stockton Springs

Village

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Stockton Springs is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,533 at the 2020 census. Stockton Springs is home to Fort Point State Park and Fort Point Light, both located on Fort Point, a peninsula on Cape Jellison.

Sandy Point

Village

Sandy Point is an unincorporated village in the town of Stockton Springs, Waldo County, Maine, United States. The community is located along U.S. Route 1 on the west bank of the Penobscot River estuary, 4.1 miles south of Bucksport.

Searsport

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Searsport is an incorporated town and deep water seaport located at the confluence of the Penobscot River estuary and the Penobscot Bay immediately northwest of Sears Island and Cape Jellison in Waldo County, Maine, United States.

Grants Cove

Type: Bay
Address: ME
Category: body of water
Location: Waldo County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.48341° or 44° 29′ 0″ north

Longitude

-68.83642° or 68° 50′ 11″ west

Elevation

49 feet (15 metres)

Open location code

87PHF5M7+9C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369063909

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

4965630

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