Richards Pond

Richards Pond is a pond in Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine. Richards Pond is situated nearby to the neighborhood Cape Elizabeth, as well as near Elizabeth Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Two Lights and Richmond Island.

Two Lights

Lighthouse

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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, 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. Richmond Island is situated 1½ miles south of Richards Pond.

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. Prouts Neck is situated 5 miles southwest of Richards Pond.

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.

Richards Pond

Type: Pond
Category: body of water
Location: Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.56482° or 43° 33′ 53″ north

Longitude

-70.22955° or 70° 13′ 46″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

87MFHQ7C+W5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 454572679

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=pond

GeoNames ID

4976521

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Localities in the Area

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