Spurwink River
The Spurwink River is a 4.6-mile-long primarily tidal river in Cumberland County, Maine. It rises in the town of Cape Elizabeth and flows west, then southwest, through salt marshes to its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Spurwinke Brooke”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Higgins Beach and Richmond Island.
Higgins Beach
Beach
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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.
Richmond Island
Island
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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 2 miles southeast of Spurwink River.
Spurwink Church
Church
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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. Spurwink Church is situated 2 miles northeast of Spurwink River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prouts Neck and Cape Elizabeth.
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 2½ miles southwest of Spurwink River.
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.
Scarborough
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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.
Spurwink River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Spurwink River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Spurwink”
- Cebuano: “Spurwink River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Spurwink”
- Venetian: “Spurwink”
- Welsh: “Afon Spurwink”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Higgins Beach and Pleasant Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Cod Rocks and Jordan Hanscom Cemetery.
Cumberland County: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Standish, Bridgton, New Gloucester, and Frye Island.
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