Battery Blair

Battery Blair is a fort in Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine. Battery Blair is situated nearby to the fort Battery DeHart, as well as near Portland Head Lighthouse.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Portland Head Lighthouse and Ram Island Ledge Light Station.

Portland Head Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Aniarku, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Portland Head Light is a historic lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The light station sits on a headland at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into Portland Harbor, which is within Casco Bay in the Gulf of Maine. Portland Head Lighthouse is situated 570 feet northeast of Battery Blair.

Ram Island Ledge Light Station

Lighthouse

Photo: Jsfouche, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ram Island Ledge Light is a lighthouse in Portland, Maine, United States, marking the northern end of the main channel leading the harbor of Portland, Maine. Ram Island Ledge Light Station is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Battery Blair.

Cushing Island

Island

Photo: Alfred Thompson Bricher, Public domain.

Cushing Island, or Cushing's Island, is a privately owned island in Casco Bay in the U.S. state of Maine. Part of the city of Portland, roughly 45 families live there seasonally. Cushing Island is situated 1¼ miles north of Battery Blair.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Elizabeth and South Portland.

Cape Elizabeth

Photo: Southgeist, CC BY 3.0.

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.

South Portland

Photo: Paul VanDerWerf, CC BY 2.0.

South Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, and is the fourth-most populous city in the state, incorporated in 1898. At the 2020 census, the city population was 26,498.

Old Port of Portland, Maine

Neighborhood

The Old Port is a district of Portland, Maine, known for its cobblestone streets, 19th-century brick buildings and fishing piers. The district contains boutiques, restaurants and bars. Old Port of Portland, Maine is situated 3 miles northwest of Battery Blair.

Battery Blair

Type: Fort
Inscription: “Battery Blair was completed in 1903. It was named for Francis P. Blair Jr. a veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars who rose to rank of major general and later represented Missouri in the U.S. Senate. The Battery consisted of two twelve-inch guns, the larg”
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.62245° or 43° 37′ 21″ north

Longitude

-70.20981° or 70° 12′ 35″ west

Open location code

87MFJQCR+X3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6184536655

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

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Satellite Map

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Battery DeHart and Battery Sullivan.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Sinking of the USS Eagle and The Museum at Portland Head Light Museum Shop.

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