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Globe, Maine

Goffs Corner
(Piscataquis County)

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The Globe

(within Knox County, State of Maine)

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Welcome to Globe ...

Globe is located in Knox County.

Globe is 290 feet [88.39 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Globe lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Globe lies within the (207) area code

Our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Globe contains a list of communities that are also named Globe.

Population Details ...

While we we don't have population counts for Globe, we do have some information about the surrounding area on the Census Page for Globe.

Communities near Globe ...

The following is a sample of nearby communities. Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Globe and not the distance as if you are driving it.^<2>.

Community	2009 ^<3> Population	Change Since 2000	Direction		Distance
Augusta	18,444	+0.63%		NW	18 miles [29 km]
Camden	5,256	---		E	15 miles [24.1 km]
Chelsea	2,645	+3.36%		W	16 miles [25.7 km]
China	4,429	+7.87%		NW	14 miles [22.5 km]
Rockland	7,441	+2.21%		SE	14 miles [22.5 km]
Rockport	3,516	+9.57%		E	15 miles [24.1 km]

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Globe.

Search for Local Businesses ...

People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when 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) Globe. 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.

Business Owners: To appear in the above search results, your business will need to be listed with the Google Places service. Please use the below link to learn about and register for the free service.

If you find an error or if your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to register your business or report an error. We simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results. Only a registered owner/operator can add their business or correct mistakes - we can not do it for you.

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Off-the-Road Links ...

The following websites are photo collections that might contain pictures for the area around Globe:

Flickr.com

Panoramio.com

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Globe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance starting from Globe. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, private property - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Globe) to Point B. If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Globe. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Globe - Return to Citation
<3>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Globe. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

For additional information, please visit our Glossary for Globe.