Wells Beach

Wells Beach is a beach in Town of Wells, York County, Maine. Wells Beach is situated nearby to the neighborhood Lower Landing, as well as near Drakes Island.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Former First Congregational Church and Maine Diner.

Former First Congregational Church

Church

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The Former First Congregational Church is a historic church building at 938 Post Road, on the corner of Rt. 1 and Buzzell Road in Wells, Maine. It was built in 1862 on the site of the first colonial meeting house in Wells, believed to have been built in 1664.

Maine Diner

Restaurant

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The Maine Diner is a diner in Wells, Maine. It serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The diner, which has a seating capacity of 90 and a year-round staff of about 60, serves an average of 1,200 to 1,500 patrons on a peak summer day. Maine Diner is situated 2 miles north of Wells Beach.

Wells High School

School building

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Wells High School is a public school located in Wells, Maine, United States. It has an enrollment of 423 students in grades 9 through 12. The school primarily serves students from Wells, as well as smaller numbers of students from Ogunquit, which was part of the town of Wells until 1980 and has never had its own high school. Wells High School is situated 1½ miles northwest of Wells Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wells and Ogunquit.

Wells

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Wells is a seacoast town in Maine with about 10,500 permanent residents. Founded in 1643, it is the third-oldest town in Maine. Wells Beach is a popular summer destination.

Ogunquit

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Ogunquit is a seacoast town in Maine. The name is the Algonquin Indian word for "beautiful place by the sea". It features over three miles of beautiful sandy beach.

Kennebunk

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Kennebunk is a town in southern Maine. Kennebunk is home to several beaches, the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, the 1799 Kennebunk Inn, many historic shipbuilders' homes, the Brick Store Museum and the Nature Conservancy Kennebunk Plains, with 1,500 acres of nature trails and blueberry fields.

Wells Beach

Type: Beach
Description: beach in Maine, USA
Category: landform
Location: Town of Wells, York County, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.3096° or 43° 18′ 35″ north

Longitude

-70.56086° or 70° 33′ 39″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87MF8C5Q+RM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 613397566

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

GeoNames ID

4982392

Wikidata ID

Q33346563

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Wells Beach” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Wells Beach”

Localities in the Area

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