Gouldsboro Bay is a
bay
A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a Gulf (geography), gulf, sea, sound (geography), sound, or bight (geogra ...
on the coast of the
U.S. state of
Maine.
The bay is located between the towns of
Gouldsboro and
Steuben Steuben or Von Steuben most commonly refers to Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730–1794), Prussian-American military officer, or to a number of things named for him in the United States. It may also refer to:
Places
*Steuben Township, Marshall C ...
.
It is separated from
Dyer Bay to the west by Dyer Neck, from
Prospect Harbor
Prospect Harbor is a bay in Gouldsboro, Maine. It is separated from Gouldsboro Bay to the northeast by Cranberry Point and from Winter Harbor to the west by the Schoodic Peninsula
The Schoodic Peninsula is a peninsula in Down East Maine. I ...
to the southwest by Cranberry Point, and from the
Gulf of Maine by the Sally Islands.
The bay extends roughly 7 mi. (11 km) and is 2 mi. (3 km) at its widest.
External links
Maine Coast Guides: Gouldsboro Bay
Bays of Washington County, Maine
Bays of Hancock County, Maine
Bays of Maine
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