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Mechanic Falls, Town of Mechanic Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine, United States

Alternative Names:	Bog Falls, Mechanic Falls, Mekhanik Fols, mykanyk fals, Механик Фолс, ميكانيك فالس
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
Region:	Town of Mechanic Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine, United States
Latitude:	44° 6' 42" N
Longitude:	70° 23' 30" W
Lat/Long (dec):	44.11174,-70.39172
Köppen climate type:	Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Elevation:	84m
Population:	2,237 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:	4971699
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:4971699:7
GUID:	2c454a84-32a5-49aa-b81c-a2f93f48ebd0

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Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Mechanic Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA	44° 6' 42" N	70° 23' 30" W	0.0km (0.0 miles)
Conroy Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA	44° 7' 35" N	70° 22' 44" W	1.9km (1.2 miles)
Austin McHugh Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA	44° 6' 34" N	70° 21' 5" W	3.2km (2.0 miles)
Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA	44° 6' 6" N	70° 19' 54" W	4.9km (3.0 miles)
Stinchfield Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA	44° 10' 1" N	70° 22' 23" W	6.3km (3.9 miles)
Bell Quarry (Giddings Quarry), Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA	44° 7' 44" N	70° 18' 32" W	6.9km (4.3 miles)
Kennedy Quarry, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA	44° 5' 52" N	70° 18' 20" W	7.0km (4.4 miles)
Phillips Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA	44° 7' 48" N	70° 18' 25" W	7.1km (4.4 miles)
LaFlamme Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA	44° 7' 54" N	70° 18' 20" W	7.2km (4.5 miles)
Sturtevant Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA	44° 7' 55" N	70° 18' 20" W	7.2km (4.5 miles)
Groves Quarry (Hole in the Ground Quarry), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA	44° 5' 23" N	70° 18' 17" W	7.3km (4.6 miles)
Wade Quarry (Androscoggin Tourmaline prospect), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA	44° 5' 24" N	70° 18' 14" W	7.4km (4.6 miles)
West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA	44° 5' 22" N	70° 18' 11" W	7.5km (4.7 miles)
Emery prospect, West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA	44° 5' 39" N	70° 18' 3" W	7.5km (4.7 miles)
Pulsifer Quarry & Dionne extension, West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA	44° 5' 21" N	70° 18' 10" W	7.5km (4.7 miles)
Keith Quarry (Towne Quarry), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA	44° 5' 21" N	70° 18' 6" W	7.6km (4.7 miles)
Hatch Farm prospect, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA	44° 5' 4" N	70° 17' 42" W	8.3km (5.1 miles)
Turner Quarries, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA	44° 5' 8" N	70° 17' 39" W	8.3km (5.2 miles)
Smith Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA	44° 5' 16" N	70° 17' 30" W	8.4km (5.2 miles)
Maine Feldspar Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA	44° 5' 16" N	70° 17' 29" W	8.4km (5.2 miles)
Littlefield Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA	44° 5' 15" N	70° 17' 28" W	8.5km (5.3 miles)
Greenlaw Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA	44° 5' 20" N	70° 17' 24" W	8.5km (5.3 miles)
Berry-Havey Quarry (Havey Quarry; Berry Quarry), Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA	44° 4' 18" N	70° 17' 54" W	8.7km (5.4 miles)
Mount Rubellite Quarries, Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine, USA	44° 12' 51" N	70° 23' 8" W	11.4km (7.1 miles)
Hibbs Quarry, Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine, USA	44° 12' 56" N	70° 24' 7" W	11.6km (7.2 miles)
Christian Hill Quarry, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA	44° 1' 48" N	70° 17' 47" W	11.8km (7.4 miles)
US highway 202 road cut, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA	44° 3' 20" N	70° 15' 24" W	12.5km (7.7 miles)
Mount Marie Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA	44° 13' 18" N	70° 25' 27" W	12.5km (7.8 miles)
Reynolds prospect, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA	44° 3' 30" N	70° 14' 13" W	13.7km (8.5 miles)
Singepole Mountain, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA	44° 13' 37" N	70° 27' 17" W	13.8km (8.6 miles)

MMGS Field Trip 2004 at Mt. Apatite Farm

Hatch Farm prospect, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA

HASN'T BEEN ANY PARKING HERE IN A WHILE !!

Turner Quarries, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA

Winter at Maine Feldspar Quarry

Maine Feldspar Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA

MMGS Field Trip 2004 at Mt. Apatite Farm

Hatch Farm prospect, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA

HASN'T BEEN ANY PARKING HERE IN A WHILE !!

Turner Quarries, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA

Winter at Maine Feldspar Quarry

Maine Feldspar Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA

MMGS Field Trip 2004 at Mt. Apatite Farm

Hatch Farm prospect, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA

HASN'T BEEN ANY PARKING HERE IN A WHILE !!

Turner Quarries, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA

Minerals recorded nearby (within 13.8 km)

ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'

ⓘ Dickinsonite-(KMnNa)

ⓘ var: Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite

ⓘ 'var: Manganese Dendrites'

ⓘ 'var: Watermelon Tourmaline'

Rock types recorded nearby (within 13.8 km)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Ganderia Domain, North America Plate	Domain
USA	Country
Maine, USA	State
Androscoggin County, Maine, USA	County

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