Peaks Island
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.Photo: Zircon 2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Zircon 2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Maine, United States
- Also known as: “Peak Island”, “Peak’s Island”, and “Peaks Island, Maine”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Diamond Island and Fifth Maine Regiment Community Center.
Great Diamond Island
Photo: Needsmoreritalin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Fifth Maine Regiment Community Center
Museum
Photo: Caitlin Regan, CC BY 2.0.
The Fifth Maine Regiment Community Center is a historic building at 45 Seashore Avenue on Peaks Island, an island neighborhood of Portland, Maine in Casco Bay.
Umbrella Cover Museum
Museum
Photo: Piguy101, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Umbrella Cover Museum in Peaks Island, Maine is a museum that pays tribute to umbrella covers. The museum was created and is curated by Nancy 3. Hoffman; she has collected more than 2000 umbrella covers from over 70 countries as of August 2021.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Long Island.
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.
Peaks Island
- Categories: human settlement, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: City of Portland, Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.6625° or 43° 39′ 45″ northLongitude
-70.1885° or 70° 11′ 19″ westPopulation
860Elevation
69 feet (21 metres)Open location code
87MFMR66+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 219705193OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Czech—“Peaks Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Peaks Island”
- Czech: “Peaks Island”
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