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.

Photo: Tania Dey PhD, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Strand Theatre and Rockland station.

Strand Theatre

Movie theater

Photo: Rachel Winslow, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Strand Theatre is a historic performing arts venue… Strand Theatre is situated 1½ miles west of Rockland Breakwater.

Rockland station

Railway station

Rockland station

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Rockland station is a railway station located at Union and Pleasant Streets in Rockland, Maine. Rockland station is situated 1½ miles west of Rockland Breakwater.

Rockland Public Library

Library

Rockland Public Library

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Rockland Public Library is located at 80 Union Street in central Rockland, Maine. Rockland Public Library is situated 1½ miles west of Rockland Breakwater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rockland and Glen Cove.

Rockland

Photo: Hannahjones, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rockland is a city in Maine that has witnessed a resurgence.

Glen Cove

Neighborhood

Glen Cove is an unincorporated village within the town… Glen Cove is situated 2 miles northwest of Rockland Breakwater.

Owls Head

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Owls Head is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States.

Rockland Breakwater

Type: Breakwater
Description: breakwater sheltering the harbor of Rockland, Maine
Category: historic site
Location: City of Rockland, Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.10969° or 44° 6′ 35″ north

Longitude

-69.07968° or 69° 4′ 47″ west

Established

1900

Open location code

87PG4W5C+V4

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=maritime

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=breakwater

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Hausa—“Rockland Breakwater” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Rockland Breakwater”
Hausa: “Rockland Breakwater”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Blackinton Corners and Holiday Beach.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Samoset Resort Hotel and La Bella Vita Ristorante.

Knox County: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Rockland and North Haven.

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