Cushing Island
Cushing Island is an island in Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine. Cushing Island is situated nearby to the locality Fort Levett, as well as near Fort Scammel.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cushing Island and Fifth Maine Regiment Community Center.
Cushing Island
Island
Photo: Alfred Thompson Bricher, Public domain.
Cushing Island, or Cushing's Island, is a privately owned island in Casco Bay in the U.S. state of Maine. Part of the city of Portland, roughly 45 families live there seasonally.
Fifth Maine Regiment Community Center
Museum
Photo: Caitlin Regan, CC BY 2.0.
The Fifth Maine Regiment Community Center is a historic building at 45 Seashore Avenue on Peaks Island, an island neighborhood of Portland, Maine in Casco Bay.
House Island
Islet
Photo: Southgeist, CC BY 3.0.
House Island is a private island in Portland Harbor in Casco Bay, Maine, United States. It is part of the City of Portland. The island is accessible only by boat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Portland and Old Port of Portland, Maine.
South Portland
Photo: Paul VanDerWerf, CC BY 2.0.
South Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, and is the fourth-most populous city in the state, incorporated in 1898. At the 2020 census, the city population was 26,498.
Old Port of Portland, Maine
Neighborhood
The Old Port is a district of Portland, Maine, known for its cobblestone streets, 19th-century brick buildings and fishing piers. The district contains boutiques, restaurants and bars. Old Port of Portland, Maine is situated 3 miles west of Cushing Island.
Portland
Photo: Southgeist, CC BY 3.0.
Portland is on a peninsula in Casco Bay on the Southern Maine coast approximately 100 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. It has more than 65,000 inhabitants, making it the largest city in Maine.
Cushing Island
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Andrews Island”, “Bang’s Island”, “Bangs Island”, “Cushing’s Island”, “Cushings Island”, “House Island”, and “Portland Island”
- Category: landform
- Location: Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.64231° or 43° 38′ 32″ northLongitude
-70.2006° or 70° 12′ 2″ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
87MFJQRX+WQGeoNames ID
4961979
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