Muscongus Bay
Muscongus Bay is a bay on the coast of Maine, United States, between Penobscot Bay and John's Bay. Muscongus was the name of an Abenaki village meaning "fishing place" or "many rock ledges." John Smith recorded the river in 1616 as Nusconcus and was also spelled Nuscongus.- Bay
- Description: bay on the coast of Maine, USA
- Address: ME
- Also known as“Anawapeske”“Apanawapeske”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Louds Island and Franklin Island Light.
Louds Island
Island
Louds Island, also once known as Muscongus Island…
Franklin Island Light
Lighthouse
Franklin Island Light is a lighthouse on Franklin Island, in Muscongus Bay, Maine, USA.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chamberlain and Friendship.
Chamberlain
Village
Chamberlain is an unincorporated village in the town…
Friendship
Village
Friendship is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States.
Bristol
Bristol, known from 1632 to 1765 as Pemaquid, is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States.
Muscongus Bay
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Latitude
43.92147° or 43° 55′ 17″ north
Longitude
-69.40005° or 69° 24′ 0″ west
Open location code
87MGWHCX+HX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Muscongus Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Muscongus Bay (luuk sa Estados Unidos, lat 43,92, long -69,40)”
- Cebuano: “Muscongus Bay”
- Spanish: “Bahía de Muscongus”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Loudville and Round Pond.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wreck Island Ledges and Wreck Island.
Lincoln County: Highlights
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