Merrymeeting Bay

Merrymeeting Bay is a large freshwater tidal bay located in the U.S. state of Maine. Merrymeeting Bay's unusual geography defies common landform terms.

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Type: Bay
Description: bay in Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America
Also known as: “Chisapeak Bay”, “Lake of New Somerset”, “Lake of New Somersett”, “Maremiten”, “Merry Meeting”, “Merry-meeting Bay”, “Nassouac”, “Naxoat”, “New Somerset Lake”, “Quabacook”, and “Swan Pond”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chop Point School.

Chop Point School

School

Chop Point School is a private Christian school located in the town of Woolwich, Maine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bowdoinham and Bath.

Bowdoinham is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. It was included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England City and Town Area. Bowdoinham is situated 3 miles northwest of Merrymeeting Bay.

Bath

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Bath is a city in Maine on the Kennebec River. It has always been a center for shipbuilding and still builds ships at Bath Iron Works.

West Bath

Village

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West Bath is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,910 at the 2020 census. A sub-locality of West Bath is Winnegance. West Bath is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. West Bath is situated 5 miles south of Merrymeeting Bay.

Merrymeeting Bay

Category: body of water
Location: Sagadahoc County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.98147° or 43° 58′ 53″ north

Longitude

-69.85005° or 69° 51′ 0″ west

Open location code

87MGX4JX+HX

GeoNames ID

4971845

Wikidata ID

Q6820518

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Merrymeeting Bay” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Merrymeeting Bay”
French: “baie de Merrymeeting”
French: “Baie de Merrymeeting”
German: “Merrymeeting Bay”
Polish: “Merrymeeting Bay”
Spanish: “Bahia Merrymeeting”
Spanish: “Bahía Merrymeeting”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Middle Point and Twing Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brick Island and Bald Head.

Sagadahoc County: Must-Visit Destinations

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