List of bays of Maine
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This is a list of bay
s along the Atlantic coast of Maine
, roughly in order from northeast to southwest, and divided by county.
Washington County
Hancock County
Waldo County
Knox County
Lincoln County
Sagadahoc County
Cumberland County
York County
Also,
Bay
A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight...
s along the Atlantic coast of Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
, roughly in order from northeast to southwest, and divided by county.
Washington County
Washington County, Maine
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. In 2010, its population was 32,856. Its county seat is Machias.Sometimes referred to as "Sunrise County" because it is the easternmost county in the United States, and it is often where the rising sun first shines on the 48...
- Passamaquoddy BayPassamaquoddy BayPassamaquoddy Bay is an inlet of the Bay of Fundy, between the U.S. state of Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick, at the mouth of the St. Croix River. Most of the bay lies within Canada, with its western shore bounded by Washington County, Maine. The southernmost point is formed by...
- Cobscook BayCobscook BayCobscook Bay is located in Washington County in the state of Maine. It opens into the Bay of Fundy immediately south of the city of Eastport and adjacent to Passamaquoddy Bay...
- Dennys BayDennys BayDennys Bay is a bay in Washington County, Maine.Located between the towns of Pembroke, Dennysville, and Whiting, it extends roughly 5 mi. from Dennysville to Cobscook Bay and is 2 mi. at its widest....
- East Bay
- Sipp Bay
- South Bay
- Straight Bay
- Whiting Bay
- Dennys Bay
- Johnson BayJohnson BayJohnson Bay is a bay in Lubec, Maine, United States.It is separated from the Lubec Channel by Lubec Neck to the southeast and from Cobscook Bay by Seward Neck to the west. It is bounded on the north by Moose Island in Eastport and on the east by Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada.The bay...
- Little Machias BayLittle Machias BayLittle Machias Bay is a bay in Cutler, Maine, USA. It extends roughly 2.5 mi. by 1.5 mi. ....
- Machias BayMachias BayMachias Bay is a bay in Washington County, Maine that opens into the Gulf of Maine.The bay was the scene of the Battle of Machias — the first naval battle of the American Revolution, occasioned by the British need for lumber for Boston....
- Holmes Bay
- Little Bay
- Little Kennebec BayLittle Kennebec BayLittle Kennebec Bay is a bay on the coast of Maine. Located in Washington County, between Roque Bluffs and Machiasport, it extends roughly 5 mi. inland and is 1.5 mi. at its widest....
- Englishman BayEnglishman BayEnglishman Bay is a bay in Washington County, Maine.The bay is located between the towns of Roque Bluffs and Jonesport.It is separated from Chandler Bay to the southwest by Roque Island and Great Spruce Island....
- Mason Bay
- Chandler BayChandler BayChandler Bay is a bay in Jonesport, Maine.It is separated from Englishman Bay to the northeast by Roque Island and Great Spruce Island.The bay extends roughly 6 mi. and is 2.5 mi. at its widest....
- Eastern Bay
- Alley Bay
- Western Bay
- Wohoa Bay
- Pleasant BayPleasant Bay (Maine)Pleasant Bay is a bay in Washington County, Maine at the mouth of the Pleasant River.Located between the towns of Addison and Harrington, on the east it is bordered by Cape Spit and on the west it is separated from Harrington Bay by Ripley Neck, and from Narraguagus Bay by Dyer Island.The bay...
- Narraguagus BayNarraguagus BayNarraguagus Bay is a bay in Washington County, Maine.Located at the mouth of the Narraguagus River between the towns of Harrington and Milbridge, it is separated from Harrington Bay to the northeast by Fastet Island and Pleasant Bay to the east by Dyer Island.The bay extends roughly 4.5 mi. ...
- Back Bay
- Flat Bay
- Harrington BayHarrington BayHarrington Bay is a bay in Washington County, Maine.Located between the towns of Harrington and Milbridge, it is separated from Pleasant Bay on the east by Ripley Neck, and from Narraguagus Bay on the west and south by Fastet Island and Dyer Island....
- Pigeon Hill BayPigeon Hill BayPigeon Hill Bay is a bay in Washington County, Maine.Divided between the towns of Milbridge and Steuben, it is separated from the Gulf of Maine to the east by Bois Bubert Island and from Dyer Bay to the west by Petit Manan Point....
- Dyer BayDyer BayDyer Bay is a bay in Steuben, Maine.It is separated from Pigeon Hill Bay to the east by Petit Manan Point, and from Gouldsboro Bay to the west by Dyer Neck.The bay extends roughly 6 mi. and is 1 mi. at its widest....
- Pinkham Bay
- Gouldsboro BayGouldsboro BayGouldsboro Bay is a bay on the coast of the U.S. state of Maine.The bay is located between the towns of Gouldsboro and Steuben.It is separated from Dyer Bay to the west by Dyer Neck, from Prospect Harbor to the southwest by Cranberry Point, and from the Gulf of Maine by the Sally Islands.The bay...
- Joy Bay
- West Bay
Hancock County
Hancock County, Maine
Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 54,418. Its county seat is Ellsworth. It was incorporated on June 25, 1789...
- Winter Harbor
- Frenchman BayFrenchman BayFrenchman Bay is a bay in Hancock County, Maine, named for Samuel de Champlain, the French explorer who visited the area in 1604....
- Eastern Bay
- Flanders Bay
- Taunton Bay
- Egypt Bay
- Hog Bay
- Thomas Bay
- Youngs Bay
- Eastern Way
- Somes SoundSomes SoundSomes Sound is a body of water running deep into Mount Desert Island, the main site of Acadia National Park in Maine, United States. Its deepest point is approximately , and it is over deep in several places. The sound almost splits the island in two...
- Western Way
- Western Bay
- Union River Bay
- Blue Hill Bay
Waldo County
Waldo County, Maine
Waldo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 38,786. Its county seat is Belfast.Waldo County was founded on 7 February 1827 from a portion of Hancock County...
- Penobscot BayPenobscot BayPenobscot Bay originates from the mouth of Maine's Penobscot River. There are many islands in this bay, and on them, some of the country's most well-known summer colonies. The bay served as portal for the one time "lumber capital of the world," namely; the city of Bangor...
- Belfast Bay
- Gilkey Harbor
- Seal BaySeal BaySeal Bay is a bay which indents the northeastern end of Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf just southward of Cape Norvegia, on the coast of Queen Maud Land. It was discovered in 1930 by Capt. Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen and so named by him because of the abundance of seals in the bay....
Knox County
Knox County, Maine
Knox County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 39,736. Its county seat is Rockland. The county is named for American Revolutionary War general and Secretary of War Henry Knox, who lived in the county from 1795 until his death in 1806. The county was...
- Rockport Harbor
- Clam Cove
- Rockland Harbor
- Muscongus Bay
Lincoln County
Lincoln County, Maine
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 34,457. Its county seat is Wiscasset. It was founded in 1760 and named after the English city Lincoln. At its founding, it accounted for three-fifths of the State's land, and stretched east to Nova...
- Johns Bay
- Linekin Bay
- Boothbay Harbor
- Booth Bay
- Sheepscot Bay
- Montsweag Bay
- Hockomock Bay
Sagadahoc County
Sagadahoc County, Maine
Sagadahoc County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 35,293. Its county seat is Bath. In total area, it is the smallest county in Maine....
- Merrymeeting BayMerrymeeting BayMerrymeeting Bay is a large freshwater tidal bay in Sagadahoc, Lincoln, and Cumberland counties, in the U.S. state of Maine. Merrymeeting Bay's unusual geography defies common landform terms. It is not what is usually meant by the word bay. It is somewhat like an estuary except for being fresh...
- Sagadahoc Bay
Cumberland County
Cumberland County, Maine
Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 281,674. Its county seat is Portland, and is the most populous of the sixteen Maine counties, as well as the most affluent. Cumberland County has the deepest and second largest body of water in the...
- Quahog Bay
- Harpswell Sound
- Middle Bay
- Maquoit Bay
- Casco Bay
York County
York County, Maine
York County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. In 2010, the population was 197,131. Its county seat is Alfred.Founded in 1636, it is the oldest county in Maine and one of the oldest in the United States....
- Saco BaySaco Bay (Maine)Saco Bay is a small arcuate embayment of the Gulf of Maine on the Atlantic coast of Maine in the United States. The name derives "from a map of the coastline made in 1525 by the Spanish explorer Esteban Gómez...
Also,
- Bay of FundyBay of FundyThe Bay of Fundy is a bay on the Atlantic coast of North America, on the northeast end of the Gulf of Maine between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with a small portion touching the U.S. state of Maine...
- Gulf of MaineGulf of MaineThe Gulf of Maine is a large gulf of the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of North America.It is delineated by Cape Cod at the eastern tip of Massachusetts in the southwest and Cape Sable at the southern tip of Nova Scotia in the northeast. It includes the entire coastlines of the U.S...