Fort Scammel Point

Fort Scammel Point is a cape in Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine. Fort Scammel Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood North Cushing, as well as near Jones Wharf.

Places of Interest

Highlights include House Island and Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse.

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.

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.

The Umbrella Cover Museum in Peaks Island, Maine is a museum that pays tribute to umbrella covers. The museum was created and is curated by Nancy 3. Hoffman; she has collected more than 2000 umbrella covers from over 70 countries as of August 2021.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Port of Portland, Maine and South Portland.

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.

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.

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.

Fort Scammel Point

Type: Cape
Description: cape in Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America
Category: landform
Location: Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.64941° or 43° 38′ 58″ north

Longitude

-70.21305° or 70° 12′ 47″ west

Open location code

87MFJQXP+QQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6343666324

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

GeoNames ID

4964673

Wikidata ID

Q34753624

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Fort Scammel Point” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Fort Scammel Point”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as North Cushing and Jones Wharf.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Seaglass Beach and Parade Ground.

Cumberland County: Must-Visit Destinations

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