Saco Bay
Saco Bay is a small curved embayment of the Gulf of Maine on the Atlantic coast of Maine in the United States. Saco Bay is approximately 10 mi wide, running from the Fletcher Neck and the mouth of the Saco River in York County north to the Scarborough River and Prouts Neck in Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, approximately 13 mi southwest of Portland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Cumberland County, United States of America
- Address: ME
Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Orchard Beach station and Palace Playland.
Old Orchard Beach station
Railway station
Photo: BMRR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Orchard Beach station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. It features a covered platform, and is served by Amtrak's Downeaster service seasonally between May and October.
Palace Playland
Theme park
Palace Playland is a seasonal amusement park located in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. It has operated on the same site since 1902.
The Temple
Church
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Temple is a historic octagon-shaped Baptist church building on Temple Avenue in the Ocean Park area of Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Built in 1881, it is the centerpiece of the summer camp meeting established in 1880 by Free Will Baptists led by Bates College President Oren Cheney.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ocean Park and Old Orchard Beach.
Ocean Park
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ocean Park is a village in the town of Old Orchard Beach in York County, Maine, United States. A historic family style summer community affiliated with the Free Will Baptists, the community is located in southern Old Orchard Beach on Saco Bay.
Old Orchard Beach
Photo: Decumanus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Orchard Beach is a city of 8,800 people in the Southern Coast region of Maine. Old Orchard Beach has a seven-mile stretch of wide-open beach. There are 25 rides and arcade games at Palace Playland, its seaside amusement park.
Hills Beach
Hamlet
Hills Beach is a seaside community in Biddeford, York County, Maine, United States, approximately 85 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. Hills Beach is a narrow stretch of sandy beach on the north side of Biddeford Pool near the mouth of the Saco River and near the Saco Bay.
Saco Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: York County, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.4937° or 43° 29′ 37″ northLongitude
-70.36838° or 70° 22′ 6″ westOpen location code
87MFFJVJ+FJOpenStreetMap ID
node 369068373OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
4977223Wikidata ID
Q7396887
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Saco Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Saco Bay”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kinney Shores and Bay View.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kinney Shores Beach and Bayview Beach.
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