House Island
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.Photo: Southgeist, CC BY 3.0.
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Cumberland County, Maine, United States
- Also known as: “Howes Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse and Umbrella Cover Museum.
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.
Umbrella Cover Museum
Museum
Photo: Piguy101, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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.
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. Old Port of Portland, Maine is situated 2 miles west of House Island.
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.
House Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.6523° or 43° 39′ 8″ northLongitude
-70.21033° or 70° 12′ 37″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
87MFMQ2Q+WVOpenStreetMap ID
way 985655803OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4967592Wikidata ID
Q5913679
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“House Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “House Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as North Cushing and Peaks Island.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Post Cemetery and Sunset Beach.
Cumberland County: Must-Visit Destinations
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