Danford Cove

Danford Cove is a bay in Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine. Danford Cove is situated nearby to the neighborhood Loveitts Field, as well as near Mountainview Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Portland Head Lighthouse and Fort Williams Park.

Portland Head Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Aniarku, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Portland Head Light is a historic lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The light station sits on a headland at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into Portland Harbor, which is within Casco Bay in the Gulf of Maine.

Fort Williams Park

Park

Fort Williams Park is a 90-acre park in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, encompassing numerous historical sites. Famous for having Portland Head Light on its grounds, the park also encompasses the decommissioned and largely demolished United States Army post Fort Williams, which was operational during World War I and World War II.

Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Oguevara, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Spring Point Ledge Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in South Portland, Maine, which marks a dangerous obstruction on the west side of the main shipping channel into Portland Harbor.

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 2 miles northwest of Danford Cove.

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.

Danford Cove

Type: Bay
Also known as: “Danforth Cove”
Category: body of water
Location: Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.63508° or 43° 38′ 6″ north

Longitude

-70.2206° or 70° 13′ 14″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87MFJQPH+2Q

GeoNames ID

4962107

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Satellite Map

Discover Danford Cove from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Loveitts Field and Mountainview Park.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cliff House Beach and Maiden Cove.

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