Pennesseewassee Lake

Pennesseewassee Lake is a reservoir in Oxford County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine. Pennesseewassee Lake is situated nearby to the neighborhood Norway Historic District, as well as near the suburb South Paris.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School and Paris Public Library.

Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School

School

The Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School is a public high school in South Paris, Maine, a census-designated place located within the town of Paris in Oxford County, Maine, United States.

Paris Public Library

Library

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The Public Library of Paris, Maine, is located at 37 Market Square in the town of South Paris, Maine. The original portion of its building, a Colonial Revival brick structure built in 1926, was one of the last designs of the Portland architect John Calvin Stevens, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Paris Public Library is situated 1½ miles northeast of Pennesseewassee Lake.

Deering Memorial United Methodist Church

Church

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Deering Memorial United Methodist Church is a historic church at 39 Main Street in South Paris, Maine. Completed in 1911 for a congregation established in 1815, it is the only known work in Maine of the Cleveland, Ohio partnership of Badgley and Nicklas, and one of Oxford County's finest late Gothic Revival churches.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Norway and Paris.

Norway

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Norway is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. Norway was included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area.

Paris

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Paris is a town in and the county seat of Oxford County, Maine, United States. Paris is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England City and town area.

South Paris

Suburb

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South Paris is a census-designated place located within the town of Paris in Oxford County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, South Paris had a population of 2,183. South Paris is situated 2 miles northeast of Pennesseewassee Lake.

Pennesseewassee Lake

Type: Reservoir
Also known as: “Lake Pennesseewassee” and “Norway Lake”
Category: body of water
Location: Oxford County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.21333° or 44° 12′ 48″ north

Longitude

-70.54606° or 70° 32′ 46″ west

Elevation

381 feet (116 metres)

Open location code

87PF6F73+8H

GeoNames ID

4974957

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pennesseewassee Lake Dam and Rustfield Cemetery.

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