Dyer Bay
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Dyer Bay is a bay
in Steuben
, Maine
.
It is separated from Pigeon Hill Bay
to the east by Petit Manan Point, and from Gouldsboro Bay
to the west by Dyer Neck.
The bay extends roughly 6 mi. (10 km) and is 1 mi. (2 km) at its widest.
Bay
A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight...
in Steuben
Steuben, Maine
Steuben is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. Upon incorporation in 1795 it was named after Baron Frederick William Rudolph Gerald Augustus von Steuben, the Inspector General of the U.S. Army during the Revolutionary War...
, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
.
It is separated from Pigeon Hill Bay
Pigeon Hill Bay
Pigeon Hill Bay is a bay in Washington County, Maine.Divided between the towns of Milbridge and Steuben, it is separated from the Gulf of Maine to the east by Bois Bubert Island and from Dyer Bay to the west by Petit Manan Point....
to the east by Petit Manan Point, and from Gouldsboro Bay
Gouldsboro Bay
Gouldsboro Bay is a bay on the coast of the U.S. state of Maine.The bay is located between the towns of Gouldsboro and Steuben.It is separated from Dyer Bay to the west by Dyer Neck, from Prospect Harbor to the southwest by Cranberry Point, and from the Gulf of Maine by the Sally Islands.The bay...
to the west by Dyer Neck.
The bay extends roughly 6 mi. (10 km) and is 1 mi. (2 km) at its widest.