Ox Bow

Ox Bow is a stream bend in Aroostook, Maine. Ox Bow is situated nearby to the hamlet Quimby, as well as near the town Eagle Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eagle Lake and Winterville Plantation.

Eagle Lake

Town

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Eagle Lake is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 772 at the 2020 census. The town was named by a body of troops heading from Bangor to the Aroostook War for the many eagles that they saw around the lake. Eagle Lake is situated 3½ miles northeast of Ox Bow.

Winterville Plantation

Hamlet

Winterville Plantation is a plantation in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 194 at the 2020 census. Winterville Plantation is situated 4 miles southeast of Ox Bow.

Ox Bow

Type: Stream bend
Also known as: “Oxbow”
Category: body of water
Location: Aroostook, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

47.00143° or 47° 0′ 5″ north

Longitude

-68.64477° or 68° 38′ 41″ west

Elevation

597 feet (182 metres)

Open location code

87VH2924+H3

GeoNames ID

4974503

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