Fort Williams 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Portland Head Lighthouse and Ram Island Ledge Light Station.
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.
Ram Island Ledge Light Station
Lighthouse
Photo: Jsfouche, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ram Island Ledge Light is a lighthouse in Portland, Maine, United States, marking the northern end of the main channel leading the harbor of Portland, Maine.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Elizabeth and South Portland.
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.
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 northwest of Fort Williams Park.
Fort Williams Park
- Type: Park
- Description: Park in Maine, United States
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.6237° or 43° 37′ 25″ northLongitude
-70.21209° or 70° 12′ 44″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Open location code
87MFJQFQ+F5OpenStreetMap ID
way 457736699OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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