Richmond Island
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Cumberland County, Maine, United States
- Also known as: “Bacchus”, “Isle de Bacchus”, “L’isle de Bacchus”, “Richman’s Island”, “Richman’s Isle”, “Richmans Island”, “Richmon’s Island”, “Richmond Iland”, “Richmond’s Island”, “Richmonds Island”, “Richumunds Ile”, “Wingardes Eylant”, “Wingert Island”, and “Winter Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Two Lights and Higgins Beach.
Two Lights
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Higgins Beach
Beach
Photo: Ken Gallager, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Higgins Beach is a small beach located in the state of Maine, United States. It is located in the town of Scarborough in Cumberland County. The beach is north of Prouts Neck and Old Orchard Beach and south of Crescent Beach State Park.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Prouts Neck is a coastal peninsula, located within the town of Scarborough, in southern Maine.
Scarborough
Photo: RikSchuiling, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scarborough is a town in Cumberland County on the southern coast of the U.S. state of Maine. Located about 7 miles south of Portland, Scarborough is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area.
Richmond Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.54261° or 43° 32′ 33″ northLongitude
-70.23561° or 70° 14′ 8″ westElevation
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
87MFGQV7+2QOpenStreetMap ID
way 22164099OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
4976534Wikidata ID
Q24060896
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Richmond Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Richmond Island”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Richmond Island”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Higgins Beach and Elizabeth Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Potato Barn and Ram Island.
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