Balance Rock
Balance Rock is a stone in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. Balance Rock is situated nearby to Grant Park, as well as near the art gallery Sagegrass Gallery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abbe Museum and Jessup Memorial Library.
Abbe Museum
Museum
Photo: AbbeMuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Abbe Museum is a museum with two locations in Bar Harbor, Maine, on Mount Desert Island. The museum is dedicated to exploring the history and culture of Maine's Native people, the Wabanaki. Abbe Museum is situated 1,700 feet southwest of Balance Rock.
Jessup Memorial Library
Library
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Jesup Memorial Library is the public library of Bar Harbor, Maine. It is located in an architecturally distinguished Colonial Revival building at 34 Mount Desert Street in the town's main village. Jessup Memorial Library is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Balance Rock.
Saint Saviours Episcopal Church
Church
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
Saint Saviour's Episcopal Church and Rectory is a historic church complex at 41 Mt. Desert Street in Bar Harbor, Maine. Built over several construction campaigns between 1877 and 1938, it is a fine local example of an American Shingle Style church executed in stone and wood. Saint Saviours Episcopal Church is situated 1,900 feet west of Balance Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bar Harbor and Hulls Cove.
Bar Harbor
Photo: Tina Saey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bar Harbor is a village on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County in the Down East area of Maine. It is a useful base for those visiting Acadia National Park.
Hulls Cove
Hulls Cove is a village on Mount Desert Island on the coast of Maine, a state of the United States of America.Salisbury Cove
Hamlet
Salsbury Cove is an unincorporated village in the town of Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine, United States. The community is located along Maine State Route 3, 10.3 miles southeast of Ellsworth. Salsbury Cove has a post office with ZIP code 04672. Salisbury Cove is situated 5 miles northwest of Balance Rock.
Balance Rock
- Type: Stone
- Category: landform
- Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.38881° or 44° 23′ 20″ northLongitude
-68.20002° or 68° 12′ 0″ westOpen location code
87PH9QQX+GXOpenStreetMap ID
node 10863812179OpenStreetMap feature
natural=stone
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