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The Cider House Rules

Sand Beach

Bar Harbor · United States  ·  Homer sees the ocean

The Cider House Rules filmed at Sand Beach, Bar Harbor. A small sandy cove in Acadia National Park, where Homer sees the ocean for the first time. On screen it's Newport Cove.

Where to go

44.329167, -68.181667

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.

Good to know

Title
The Cider House Rules (1999)
On screen
Newport Cove
In real life
Sand Beach, Bar Harbor
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did The Cider House Rules film at Sand Beach?
At 44.329167, -68.181667 in Bar Harbor. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.
Can you visit Sand Beach?
Open to the public, free.
What else was filmed near Sand Beach?
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