Great Diamond Island
Great Diamond Island is an island in Casco Bay, Maine, United States. It is part of the city of Portland. At the 2000 census, the island had a year-round population of 77.Photo: Needsmoreritalin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Cumberland County, Maine, United States
- Also known as: “Diamond Island”, “Great Hog Island”, “Hog Island”, and “Hoggiscand”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Peaks Island and Mackworth Island.
Peaks Island
Photo: Zircon 2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Peaks Island is the most populous island in Casco Bay, Maine, and the second largest by land area among islands under the municipal jurisdiction of Portland.
Mackworth Island
Mackworth Island is a 100-acre bird sanctuary near Portland, Maine, USA. It is also home to the Baxter School for the Deaf.Little Diamond Island
Islet
Casco Bay is a region in Greater Portland, Maine. There are several islands of interest in this region. This is where the Maine coast begins. The islands are very laid back and it is where time stands still.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Long Island and Falmouth.
Long Island
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Town of Long Island covers Long Island in Maine. It has a population of around 200 people. Seasonal residents causes the population to increase to over 700 during the summer.
Falmouth
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Falmouth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 12,444 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area.
Portland
Photo: Southgeist, CC BY 3.0.
Portland is on a peninsula in Casco Bay on the Southern Maine coast approximately 100 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. It has more than 65,000 inhabitants, making it the largest city in Maine.
Great Diamond Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.68° or 43° 40′ 48″ northLongitude
-70.1964° or 70° 11′ 47″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
87MFMRH3+XCOpenStreetMap ID
way 219705195OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
4965739Wikidata ID
Q5599059
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Great Diamond Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Great Diamond Island”
- Czech: “Great Diamond Island”
- French: “île Great Diamond”
- French: “Île Great Diamond”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as McKinley Estates and Echo Point.
Cumberland County: Must-Visit Destinations
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