Portland Head Lighthouse

Portland Head Light is a historic lighthouse in , . The light station sits on a headland at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into Portland Harbor, which is within in the Gulf of Maine.
Wikipedia
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  • Lighthouse
  • …lies at an elevation of -3 feet (-1 metres)
  • …is also known as “Portland Head Light”
  • …stands 80 feet (24 metres) tall
  • Description: lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, United States

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Williams Park and Ram Island Ledge Light Station.
is a 90-acre park…
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Ram Island Ledge Light is a lighthouse off… is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Portland Head Lighthouse.
Alfred Thompson Bricher, Public domain.
, or Cushing's Island, is a privately… is situated 1¼ miles north of Portland Head Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Elizabeth and South Portland.
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is an upscale community about 5 miles…
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is a city in …
The Old Port is a district of , known… is situated 3 miles northwest of Portland Head Lighthouse.

Portland Head Lighthouse

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Latitude
43.62311° or 43° 37′ 23″ north
Longitude
-70.20787° or 70° 12′ 28″ west
Open location code
87MFJQFR+6V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 329793373
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
4975819
Wiki­data ID
Q2105159

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Swedish—“Portland Head Lighthouse” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Փորթլենդի փարոս”
  • Chinese: “波特蘭燈塔”
  • Finnish: “Portland Head Light”
  • French: “phare de Portland Head”
  • French: “Phare de Portland Head”
  • German: “Portland Head Light”
  • German: “Portland Head”
  • Italian: “Faro di Portland”
  • Polish: “latarnia morska Portland Head”
  • Russian: “Маяк Портленд-Хед”
  • Russian: “Маяк Портленда”
  • Swedish: “Portland Head Light”
  • Swedish: “Portland Head Lighthouse”

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