Silver Lake

Silver Lake is a reservoir in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Silver Lake is situated nearby to the neighborhood Millvale, as well as near the village Verona Island.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bucksport station and Bucksport High School.

Bucksport station

Railway station

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The Bucksport Railroad Station is a historic railroad station on Main Street in Bucksport, Maine. The station was built in 1874 by the European and North American Railway, and is one of a small number of surviving rural railroad stations in Maine. Bucksport station is situated 2½ miles south of Silver Lake.

Bucksport High School

School

Bucksport High School is a public high school in Bucksport, Maine, United States. It is part of Regional School Unit 25. Between 350 and 400 students study at Bucksport High School. Bucksport High School is situated 2 miles south of Silver Lake.

Wilson Hall

Apartment building

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Wilson Hall is a historic Methodist seminary building on Franklin Street in Bucksport, Maine. Built in 1850-51 by the Eastern Maine Methodist Conference, it housed East Maine Conference Seminary, which was the only Methodist seminary in eastern Maine, and was the only seminary in Hancock County. Wilson Hall is situated 2 miles south of Silver Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bucksport and Verona Island.

Bucksport

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Bucksport is a historical town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,944 at the 2020 census. Bucksport is across the Penobscot River estuary from Fort Knox and the Penobscot Narrows Bridge, which replaced the Waldo–Hancock Bridge.

Verona Island

Village

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Verona Island is a town located on an island of the same name in the Penobscot River in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 507 at the 2020 census. Verona Island is situated 2½ miles south of Silver Lake.

Orland

Photo: Spencer Means, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Orland is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,221 at the 2020 census.

Silver Lake

Type: Reservoir
Category: body of water
Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.6042° or 44° 36′ 15″ north

Longitude

-68.78333° or 68° 47′ west

Elevation

128 feet (39 metres)

Open location code

87PHJ638+MM

GeoNames ID

4978598

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Satellite Map

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