Cobbosseecontee Lake — Reservoirs 42.9 Miles ESE of Chapman Inn

42.9 miles east-southeast of Chapman Inn, on the USGS Purgatory topographic quadrangle, Cobbosseecontee Lake is a reservoir recorded in Kennebec County, Maine by the federal Geographic Names Information System.

Landmark Profile

Classification & USGS reference

The USGS Purgatory 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle places Cobbosseecontee Lake in Kennebec County, Maine (FIPS 23/011), classified as a reservoir in the federal GNIS (Feature ID 564126). Last revised by the Board on Geographic Names on 05/12/2018.

Coordinates & physical setting

Other reservoirs in Kennebec County, Maine

Kennebec County, ME contains 25 reservoirs catalogued in the USGS Geographic Names Information System, counting Cobbosseecontee Lake itself. The ones closest to Cobbosseecontee Lake:

Features on the USGS Purgatory Quadrangle

The Purgatory 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle holds 45 catalogued natural features alongside Cobbosseecontee Lake. A sampling nearest to this location:

Visiting from Chapman Inn

Distance, bearing & drive time

Chapman Inn sits 42.9 miles east-southeast (bearing ESE) of Cobbosseecontee Lake. At moderate back-road speeds the drive runs about 73 minutes — comfortably inside a half-day outing window after breakfast.

Best time to visit

June through September for paddling and swimming; January through March for ice fishing. At this latitude (44.243°), the shoulder seasons are workable — April and November can be comfortable on mild years. At 42.9 miles from the Inn, block the full day — sunrise start, late return, packed meals. Conditions at Cobbosseecontee Lake track the nearby Grape Island (0.2 mi away) closely — if that is runnable, so is this.

Nearest features to Cobbosseecontee Lake

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