Desert of Maine, Freeport

Name: Desert of Maine
Address: 95 Desert Rd, Freeport, 04032-6257, United States
Telephone: +1 207-865-6962

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The Desert of Maine is a tourist attraction whose main feature is a 40-acre expanse of glacial sand dunes, surrounded by a coastal forest, in the town of Freeport, Maine, in the United States. The Desert of Maine is not a true desert, as it receives an abundance of precipitation. The surrounding vegetation is being allowed to encroach on the barren dunes. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 118 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 43°51'31"N, 70°9'19"W

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95 Desert RdFreeport 04032-6257 United States

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+1 207-865-6962

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Desert of Maine – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Royal River Park, First Parish Congregational Church, Eartha, Yarmouth Boat Yard.

4.1 miSW
Park
Royal River Park, Yarmouth
105 min walk • Royal River Park is an urban park in Yarmouth, Maine, United States. It is located to the northwest of the town center, between East Elm Street to the west and Bridge Street to the east. U.S. Route 1 runs through the park via an overpass.
4.4 miS
Church
First Parish Congregational Church, Yarmouth
112 min walk • The First Parish Congregational Church is a historic church at 116 Main Street in Yarmouth, Maine. The congregation was established in 1730, as the ninth church founded in what is now Maine.
3.5 miS
Memorial
Eartha, Yarmouth
90 min walk • Eartha is the world's largest rotating and revolving globe, located within the former headquarters of the DeLorme mapping corporation in Yarmouth, Maine. Garmin purchased the company and the building in 2016. The globe weighs approximately 5,600 pounds, and has a diameter of over 41 feet.
4.4 miS
43°47'47"N • 70°10'37"W
Yarmouth Boat Yard, Yarmouth
113 min walk • Sailing, Marina
6 miNW
Farm
Pineland Farms, New Gloucester
152 min walk • Pineland Farms is a 5,000-acre farm and recreational property in the eastern part of New Gloucester, Maine. It is partly on the site of the former Pineland Hospital and Training Center.
3.1 miN
43°54'1"N • 70°10'32"W
The 12 Hours of Bradbury Mountain, Bradbury Mountain State Park
78 min walk • Park
4.3 miSW
Church
North Yarmouth and Freeport Baptist Meetinghouse, Yarmouth
110 min walk • The North Yarmouth and Freeport Baptist Meetinghouse, also known as the Old Baptist Meeting House, is an historic church on Hillside Street in Yarmouth, Maine. Built in 1796 and twice altered in the 19th century, it is believed to be the oldest surviving church built for a Baptist congregation in the state of Maine.
4.3 miS
Church
Central Parish Church, Yarmouth
111 min walk • The First Universalist Church, also once known as the Central Parish Church, is a historic church at 97 Main Street in Yarmouth, Maine. Built in 1859–60, it is an excellent local example of religious Italianate architecture, and one of the state's few surviving churches designed by architect Thomas Holt.
4.3 miS
43°48'5"N • 70°11'14"W
Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth
109 min walk • Library
4.2 miSW
Shingle style architecture
Camp Hammond, Yarmouth
108 min walk • Camp Hammond is an historic house at 74 Main Street in Yarmouth, Maine. Built in 1889, this large Shingle style is notable for its method of construction, which used techniques more typically applied to industrial mill construction in a residential setting to minimize the spread of fire.
4.5 miS
43°47'51"N • 70°11'13"W
Travis Roy Ice Arena, Yarmouth
115 min walk • Ice skating, Ice rink