Maine Gazetteer
Gentle Lake is a physical feature (lake) in Aroostook County. The primary coordinates for Gentle Lake places it within the ME 04760 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Gentle Lake |
| Category: | Maine physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Lake |
| Description: | Feeds into an unnamed sttream and then into the Meduxnekeag River, in Monticello Township, 3.2 km (2 mi) SE of Monticello. |
| History: | Named for the Gentle family, early settlers and owners of the property; a proposal to change the name Gentle Lake to Theresas Lake was submitted in September 1993; the proposal was rejected by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN) due to local opposition to the name change. |
| County: | Aroostook County |
| Latitude: | 46.282101 |
| Longitude: | -67.8223502 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Gentle Lake: Gentle Lake.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Gentle Lake does not include property ownership information.
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Houlton, ME
(10.9 miles S) Blaine, ME (15.5 miles N) |
Mars Hill, ME
(16.3 miles N) |
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Hill, ME
(1.4 miles SW) Sharp, ME (1.4 miles WNW) |
Monticello, ME
(1.9 miles NNW) |
