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'''Back Cove''' is an [[estuary|estuary basin]] on the northern side of the down district of [[Portland, Maine]]. It is almost circular in form and about {{Convert|1|mi|km}} in diameter. [[Baxter Boulevard]], a popular loop trail, runs around the circumference of the cove for {{Convert|3.6|mi|km}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trails.org/map_files/back_cove_page_description.html |title=Back Cove Trail |work=Portland Trails |access-date=2009-04-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531084849/http://www.trails.org/map_files/back_cove_page_description.html |archive-date=2009-05-31 |df= }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Back Cove Trail » Portland Trails |url=https://trails.org/our-trails/back-cove-trail/ |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=Portland Trails |language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Back Cove''' is an [[estuary|estuary basin]] on the northern side of the downtown district of [[Portland, Maine]]. It is almost circular in form and about {{Convert|1|mi|km}} in diameter.
[[Back Cove Trail]], a popular loop trail, runs around the circumference of the cove for {{Convert|3.6|mi|km}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trails.org/map_files/back_cove_page_description.html |title=Back Cove Trail |work=Portland Trails |access-date=2009-04-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531084849/http://www.trails.org/map_files/back_cove_page_description.html |archive-date=2009-05-31 |df= }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Back Cove Trail » Portland Trails |url=https://trails.org/our-trails/back-cove-trail/ |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=Portland Trails |language=en-US}}</ref>
Being tidal, Back Cove dries out to mud flats at low tide and is not commercially navigable. Its mouth is crossed by [[Interstate 295 (Maine)|Interstate 295]] and [[Tukey's Bridge]], which the trail rises up to meet.<ref name=":0" />
Being tidal, Back Cove dries out to mud flats at low tide and is not commercially navigable. Its mouth is crossed by [[Interstate 295 (Maine)|Interstate 295]] and [[Tukey's Bridge]], which the trail rises up to meet.<ref name=":0" />


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Image:ISS007-E-17772 lrg.jpg|Back Cove (top) as seen in [[NASA]] photograph
Image:ISS007-E-17772 lrg.jpg|Back Cove (top) as seen in [[NASA]] photograph.
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== See also ==

* [[Back Cove South Storage Facility]]

* [[2024 Portland flood]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 20:37, 23 February 2024

Back Cove
Cove
Looking south across the cove to the skyline of downtown Portland
Looking south across the cove to the skyline of downtown Portland
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Coordinates: 43°40′20″N 70°16′06″W / 43.6723309°N 70.268200°W / 43.6723309; -70.268200
CountryUnited States
StateMaine
CountyCumberland
TownsPortland
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Back Cove is an estuary basin on the northern side of the downtown district of Portland, Maine. It is almost circular in form and about 1 mile (1.6 km) in diameter.

Back Cove Trail, a popular loop trail, runs around the circumference of the cove for 3.6 miles (5.8 km).[1][2]

Being tidal, Back Cove dries out to mud flats at low tide and is not commercially navigable. Its mouth is crossed by Interstate 295 and Tukey's Bridge, which the trail rises up to meet.[2]

  • Back Cove (top) as seen in NASA photograph.
    Back Cove (top) as seen in NASA photograph.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Back Cove Trail". Portland Trails. Archived from the original on 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  2. ^ a b "Back Cove Trail » Portland Trails". Portland Trails. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
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