Adams Head
Adams Head is a cape in Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine. Adams Head is situated nearby to the neighborhood Higgins Beach, as well as near Elizabeth Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Richmond Island and Two Lights.
Richmond Island
Island
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Richmond Island, or Richmond's Island, is an island off the coast of Cape Elizabeth in Cumberland County, Maine, in the United States. The island is named for Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox and 1st Duke of Richmond.
Two Lights
Lighthouse
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Cape Elizabeth Light is a lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, at the southwestern entrance to Casco Bay in Maine. Only the eastern tower of the two that made up the light station until 1924 is active.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Elizabeth and Prouts Neck.
Cape Elizabeth
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Cape Elizabeth is an upscale community about 5 miles southeast of Portland, Maine on the Southern Maine coast. Its centerpiece is the 90 acre Fort Williams bought by the town in 1964.
Prouts Neck
Neighborhood
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Prouts Neck is a coastal peninsula, located within the town of Scarborough, in southern Maine.
Adams Head
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Adam’s Head”
- Category: landform
- Location: Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.53864° or 43° 32′ 19″ northLongitude
-70.22964° or 70° 13′ 47″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87MFGQQC+F4OpenStreetMap ID
node 7862010219OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
4956474
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Potato Barn and Ram Island.
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