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.- Type: Bay
- Description: bay on the coast of Maine, USA
- Also known as: “Anawapeske” and “Apanawapeske”
- Address: ME
Places of Interest
Highlights include Louds Island and Franklin Island Light.
Louds Island
Island
Louds Island, also once known as Muscongus Island, is an island in Muscongus Bay off the coast of Round Pond, a village of Bristol, Maine, United States.
Franklin Island Light
Lighthouse
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chamberlain and Friendship.
Chamberlain
Village
Chamberlain is an unincorporated village in the town of Bristol, Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The community is located along Maine State Route 32, 12.1 miles southeast of Wiscasset.
Friendship
Village
Friendship is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The town was incorporated in 1762 as "Meduncook". It is 31 miles southeast of Augusta and had a population of 1,142 in 2020.
Bristol
Muscongus Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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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
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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: “Bahia de Muscongus”
- Spanish: “Bahía de Muscongus”
- “Muscongus Bay”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Muscongus Bay”.
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: Must-Visit Destinations
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