Desert of Maine
The Desert of Maine is a natural curiosity and privately owned tourist attraction whose main feature is a 20-acre expanse of barren glacial sand in the town of Freeport, Maine, United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Merriconeag Waldorf School and Pine Tree Academy.
Merriconeag Waldorf School
School
Maine Coast Waldorf School is a Waldorf school for students from early childhood through grade 12. It was founded in 1984 as Merriconeag Waldorf School and changed its name to Maine Coast Waldorf School in 2015. Merriconeag Waldorf School is situated 4,200 feet southeast of Desert of Maine.
Pine Tree Academy
School
Pine Tree Academy is a Seventh-day Adventist, co-educational University preparatory school for boarding and day students in grades K–12. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system. Pine Tree Academy is situated 2 miles east of Desert of Maine.
Freeport High School
School building
Freeport High School is a public high school in Freeport, Maine, United States for students in grades 9–12 residing in the towns of Freeport, Durham, and Pownal. Freeport High School is situated 2½ miles east of Desert of Maine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pownal Center and Freeport.
Pownal Center
Village
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pownal is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. Pownal was included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area. Pownal Center is situated 2½ miles northwest of Desert of Maine.
Freeport
Freeport is just north of Portland in Maine and hosts the headquarters of L.L Bean. Because of the popularity of L.L. Bean, other stores were drawn to the area and it has become a shopping destination.
South Freeport
Neighborhood
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Freeport is an unincorporated village in the town of Freeport, Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The community is located on Casco Bay, 2.6 miles south of the village of Freeport. South Freeport is situated 3½ miles southeast of Desert of Maine.
Desert of Maine
- Type: Sand
- Description: desert
- Categories: desert, tourist attraction, tourism, and landform
- Location: Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.85883° or 43° 51′ 32″ northLongitude
-70.15656° or 70° 9′ 24″ westOpen location code
87MFVR5V+G9OpenStreetMap ID
way 372811674OpenStreetMap feature
natural=sandOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q638681
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Spanish—“Desert of Maine” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Մեն նահանգի անապատ”
- Azerbaijani: “Men ştatının səhrası”
- Egyptian Arabic: “صحرا مين”
- French: “Désert du Maine”
- German: “Desert of Maine”
- Portuguese: “Deserto de Maine”
- Russian: “Пустыня штата Мэн”
- Spanish: “Desierto de Maine”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Desert of Maine Farm Museum and Webster Crossing Open Space.
Nearby Places
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