Highlands
The Maine Highlands is a term used in the Maine tourism industry for a centrally located region that constitutes a large portion of the state of Maine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Bangor and Lincoln.
Bangor
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Bangor is a small city of 32,000 people in the Highlands region of Maine. Bangor is the third-largest city in the state and the retail, cultural and service center for central, eastern and northern Maine.
Lincoln
Lincoln is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The town's population was 4,853 at the 2020 United States Census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name.Dexter
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Dexter is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,803 at the 2020 census. The town contains a census-designated place of the same name.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Orono and Dover-Foxcroft.
Orono
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Orono is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. Located on the Penobscot and Stillwater rivers, it was first settled by American colonists in 1774.
Dover-Foxcroft
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Dover-Foxcroft is the largest town in and the seat of Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,422 at the 2020 census. The town is located near the geographic center of the state. It contains a census-designated place of the same name.
Patten
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Patten is a small town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 881. The village of Patten is in the northeastern part of the town.
Greenville
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Greenville is a very small city in the Highlands region of Maine. It only has a year-round population of 1,400, with a seasonal population of over 6,000.
Millinocket
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Millinocket is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,114 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name.
Newport
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Newport, population 3,133, is a town in Highlands region of Maine. The town's borders surround the shoreline of Sebasticook Lake.
Monson
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Monson is a small town in Maine, with a population of 609 according to the 2020 census. It was incorporated in 1822, and named after Monson, Massachusetts.
Baxter State Park
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Baxter State Park contains the northern end of the Appalachian Trail, one of the best long-distance hiking trails in the United States, found in Maine's Highlands region.
Highlands
- Type: region
- Description: region in Piscataquis and Penobscot counties, Maine, United States
- Also known as: “Maine Highlands”
- Location: Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude of center
45.1683° or 45° 10′ 6″ northLongitude of center
-68.7908° or 68° 47′ 27″ westWikidata ID
Q6736374
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Highlands” goes by many names.
- Slovenian: “Maine Highlands”
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