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Athens, Maine

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Bangor. It is located about 43 miles [69 km] to the east of Athens and has a population of 31,473 people.<1>

The next largest community is Augusta. It is located about 40 miles [64 km] to the south of Athens and has a population of 18,560 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Belfast   SE46 mi [74 km]6,7215.33% increase
 Brewer   E46 mi [74 km]9,0350.53% increase
 Bucksport   E49 mi [78.9 km]4,8930.31% decrease
 Fairfield   S19 mi [30.58 km]6,7031.98% increase
 Farmington   SW28 mi [45.06 km]7,5451.82% increase
 Gardiner   S50 mi [80.5 km]6,1001.58% decrease
 Hampden   E40 mi [64.4 km]6,9149.28% increase
 Jay   SW37 mi [59.5 km]4,7724.27% decrease
 Madison   SW10 mi [16.09 km]4,5701.04% increase
 Oakland   S25 mi [40.23 km]6,1843.78% increase
 Orono   E47 mi [75.6 km]9,6706.12% increase
 Skowhegan   S10 mi [16.09 km]8,6791.64% decrease
 Waterville   S26 mi [41.84 km]16,0162.63% increase
 Winslow   S28 mi [45.06 km]7,8451.32% increase
 Winthrop   S44 mi [70.8 km]6,4293.16% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Anson   SW13 mi [20.92 km]---
 Athens   N2 mi [3.22 km]8351.42% decrease
 Bingham   NW10 mi [16.09 km]9711.82% decrease
 Bingham   NW13 mi [20.92 km]---
 Brighton Plantation   N8 mi [12.87 km]851.16% decrease
 Cambridge   NE13 mi [20.92 km]5266.91% increase
 Canaan   SE11 mi [17.7 km]1,9921.24% decrease
 Cornville   S4 mi [6.44 km]1,34010.93% increase
 Embden   W12 mi [19.31 km]1,00013.51% increase
 Harmony   NE6 mi [9.66 km]9431.15% decrease
 Hartland   E5 mi [8.05 km]1,8924.19% increase
 Hartland   E11 mi [17.7 km]---
 Skowhegan   S11 mi [17.7 km]---
 Solon   W6 mi [9.66 km]9996.28% increase
 Wellington   NE11 mi [17.7 km]2503.1% decrease

Somerset County

Athens is located in Somerset County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Somerset: Franklin, Kennebec, Penobscot, Piscataquis and Waldo.

Below are counties that are near Athens (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Athens:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Athens
 Androscoggin County   SWLivermore Falls39 miles [62 km]
 Franklin County   SWWest Mills20 miles [32 km]
 Kennebec County   SDecker Corner16 miles [25 km]
 Penobscot County   EMoody18 miles [28 km]
 Piscataquis County   NHutchins Corner8 miles [12 km]
 Waldo County   SEBurnham19 miles [30 km]



Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Athens. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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The following websites contain collections of photos taken around Athens:

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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Athens? Please visit the Map Page for Athens.


Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Athens.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Athens and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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