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Hancock County Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

Note 1: The Cultural Feature "Locales" can be very helpful in getting oriented in a new community.
Note 2: Links for Local Area Search and Driving Directions are below each feature map.

Physical Features
Areas 1
Bars 204
Basins 2
Bays 269
Beaches 35
Benches 4
Bends 3
Capes 286
Cliffs 25
Falls 6
Flats 5
Forests 1
Gaps 4
Islands 399
Lakes 239
Pillars 2
Ranges 1
Ridges 39
Springs 9
Streams 302
Summits 235
Swamps 90
Woods 4
Cultural Features
Airports 4
Bridges 21
Buildings 156
Canals 1
Cemeteries 139
Channels 27
Churches 85
Civil 39
Dams 45
Harbors 4
Hospitals 9
Locales 116
Mines 2
Parks 31
Post Offices 18
Reservoirs 46
Schools 60
Towers 7
Trails 106
Historical Features
Buildings 8
Churches 2
Dams 1
Locales 8
Military (Historical) 3
Mines 3
Parks 1
Populated Places 8
Post Offices 84
Schools 5
  • Physical Features are the natural features of the Earth's surface.
  • Cultural Features are landscape features that were created or shaped by humans.
  • Historical Features are features that no longer exist on the landscape.
  • Historical Landmarks: Maine's National Historic Landmarks