Back Cove

Back Cove: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Back Cove

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Back Cove — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.87230, -69.87338. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Back Cove

• Maine Maritime Museum · museum · Sagadahoc · ~7 km · Must-see
• Doubling Point Light · beach · Sagadahoc · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fiddler's Reach Fog Signal · attraction · Sagadahoc · ~8 km · Must-see
• Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum · museum · Cumberland · ~10 km · Must-see
• Bowdoin College Museum of Art · museum · Cumberland · ~10 km · Must-see
• Harriet Beecher Stowe House · attraction · Cumberland · ~10 km · Must-see
• First Parish Church · church · Cumberland · ~10 km · Must-see
• Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum · museum · Cumberland · ~10 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Episcopal Church · church · Cumberland · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Cumberland · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fort Andross · fort · Cumberland · ~11 km · Must-see
• Nequasset Lake · lake · Sagadahoc · ~13 km · Must-see
• Harbor Island Point · beach · Sagadahoc · ~15 km · Must-see
• Merrymeeting Bay · lake · Sagadahoc · ~18 km · Must-see
• Morse Mountain · viewpoint · Sagadahoc · ~19 km · Must-see
• Popham Colony · fort · Sagadahoc · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort Baldwin State Historic Site · fort · Sagadahoc · ~19 km · Must-see
• Popham Beach State Park · beach · Sagadahoc · ~19 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Back Cove

Other beaches & coast near Back Cove

• Doubling Point Light · beach · Sagadahoc · ~7 km · Must-see
• Harbor Island Point · beach · Sagadahoc · ~15 km · Must-see
• Popham Beach State Park · beach · Sagadahoc · ~19 km · Must-see
• Popham Beach · beach · Sagadahoc · ~19 km · Must-see
• Hendricks Head Light · beach · Lincoln · ~20 km · Must-see
• Pond Island Light · beach · Sagadahoc · ~21 km · Must-see
• Burnt Island Light · beach · Lincoln · ~24 km · Must-see
• The Cuckolds Light · beach · Lincoln · ~26 km · Must-see
• Ram Island Light · beach · Lincoln · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pemaquid Point Light · beach · Lincoln · ~37 km · Must-see

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