Fort Point
Fort Point is a cape in Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine. Fort Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood Elizabeth Park, as well as near Pond Cove.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Two Lights and Richmond Island.
Two Lights
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Richmond Island
Island
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Spurwink Church
Church
Photo: Rich Brooks, CC BY 2.0.
Spurwink Congregational Church is a historic church at 533 Spurwink Avenue in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Built in 1802 and significantly renovated in 1830, it is the town's oldest public building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Elizabeth and Prouts Neck.
Cape Elizabeth
Photo: Southgeist, CC BY 3.0.
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.
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.
Fort Point
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America (GNIS ID = 566421)
- Category: landform
- Location: Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.56172° or 43° 33′ 42″ northLongitude
-70.21883° or 70° 13′ 8″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87MFHQ6J+MFOpenStreetMap ID
node 9057519223OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
“Fort Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fort Point”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Elizabeth Park and Pond Cove.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Two Lights State Park and Broad Cove/Two Lights Trust Land.
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