The Sisters
The Sisters is in Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine. The Sisters is situated nearby to the neighborhood Higgins Beach, as well as near Elizabeth Park.Places of Interest
Highlights include Richmond Island and Two Lights.
Richmond Island
Island
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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. Two Lights is situated 1½ miles northeast of The Sisters.
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. Higgins Beach is situated 2½ miles west of The Sisters.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Elizabeth and Prouts Neck.
Cape Elizabeth
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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 4½ miles west of The Sisters.
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.
The Sisters
- Type: Rock
- Categories: Char (River Island) and landform
- Location: Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.55506° or 43° 33′ 18″ northLongitude
-70.23132° or 70° 13′ 53″ westOpen location code
87MFHQ49+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 978887623OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rockGeoNames ID
4978659Wikidata ID
Q49622919
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“The Sisters” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “The Sisters (piliw sa Estados Unidos, Maine, Cumberland County)”
- Cebuano: “The Sisters”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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