Back Cove Preserve
Back Cove Preserve is a nature reserve in Town of Swans Island, Hancock County, Maine. Back Cove Preserve is situated nearby to the village Swans Island, as well as near the hamlet Atlantic.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hockamock Head Lighthouse.
Hockamock Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Fran Schwanck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station is a lighthouse on Swan's Island, Maine. It is located on Hockamock Head, at the entrance to Burnt Coat Harbor and at the end of Harbor Road.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swans Island and Minturn.
Swans Island
Village
Photo: Fran Schwanck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Swan's Island is an island town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is named after Colonel James Swan, of Fife, Scotland, who purchased the island and some surrounding areas and organized their colonization in the eighteenth century.
Minturn
Village
Minturn is a small village on the south side of Swan's Island, a part of Hancock County, Maine, United States. Its approximate latitude and longitude are 44°8’ N, 68°27’ W.
Back Cove Preserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Town of Swans Island, Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.1615° or 44° 9′ 41″ northLongitude
-68.4482° or 68° 26′ 53″ westOperator
Maine Coast Heritage TrustOpen location code
87PH5H62+HPOpenStreetMap ID
way 1364379566OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Atlantic and Frenchboro.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Swan’s Island Town Office and Swans Island Post Office.
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