If you have any information about Maine that you think should be included here, please let us know. It is the state farthest northeast and is the closest point in the United states to the European continent. The easternmost point of land on the Atlantic Coast is West Quoddy Head.
Maine is the sole of the forty-eight contiguous states to border only one other state.
It is bounded by the State of New Hampshire, the Canadian provinces of Quebec and new Brunswick and the Atlantic Ocean. Maine has one of the most comfortable summer climates in the continental United States, temperatures averaging 70 deg. In winter, temperatures average 22 deg. F but prolonged cold spells are rare. Annual precipitation in Maine averages 43 inches.