Rockland Breakwater
The Rockland Breakwater is a breakwater sheltering the harbor of Rockland, Maine. More than 4,000 feet long, it was built in the 1890s by the United States Army Corps of Engineers out of locally quarried granite to improve the harbor's ability to shelter ships from coastal storms.
- Breakwater
- …dates from 1900
- Description: breakwater sheltering the harbor of Rockland, Maine
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Strand Theatre and Rockland station.
Strand Theatre
The Strand Theatre is a historic performing arts venue…
1½ miles west of Rockland Breakwater
Rockland station
Rockland station is a railway station located at Union and Pleasant Streets in Rockland, Maine.
1½ miles west of Rockland Breakwater
Rockland Public Library
The Rockland Public Library is located at 80 Union Street in central Rockland, Maine.
1½ miles west of Rockland Breakwater
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rockland and Glen Cove.
Glen Cove
Neighborhood
Glen Cove is an unincorporated village within the town…
2 miles northwest of Rockland Breakwater
Rockland Breakwater
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Latitude
44.10969° or 44° 6′ 35″ north
Longitude
-69.07968° or 69° 4′ 47″ west
Open location code
87PG4W5C+V4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = maritime
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made = breakwater
Satellite Map
See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Hausa—“Rockland Breakwater” goes by many names.
Rockland BreakwaterCebuano
Rockland BreakwaterHausa
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