Maine, US

Popham Beach

Water Bodyocean
Sand Typesand
CountryUS
RegionMaine

Getting There

Nearest CityPhippsburg8.5 km
Airport (NHZ)Brunswick Executive Airport20.5 km

Safety & Conditions

Shark Incidents0recorded

Sand & Geology

Predicted regional compositionmixed Q-F-L
Q 62%
F 16%
L 22%
QuartzFeldsparLithic

Modelled from GloPrSM v1.0.0 (IJ_QFL). Calibrated on river sand, not measured beach samples — treat as a regional signal, not a sand assay.

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Travel

Popham Beach sits at the mouth of the Kennebec River on Maine's southern coast, a 3-mile barrier beach that feels both historically anchored and geographically dramatic. The presen...

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Popham Beach43.7482, -69.7797