Battery Steele
Battery Steele is a United States military fortification on Peaks Island, Portland, Maine, in Casco Bay. Completed in 1942 as part of World War II, it is located on 14 acres on the oceanside area of the island, formerly part of the Peaks Island Military Reservation.Photo: Sunilkabin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Peaks Island and Fifth Maine Regiment Community Center.
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.
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. Fifth Maine Regiment Community Center is situated 3,900 feet southwest of Battery Steele.
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. Umbrella Cover Museum is situated 1 mile west of Battery Steele.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Long Island and Old Port of Portland, Maine.
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.
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 3½ miles west of Battery Steele.
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.
Battery Steele
- Type: Bunker
- Description: United States military fortification
- Categories: artillery battery, building, historic site, and military installation
- Location: Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.65845° or 43° 39′ 30″ northLongitude
-70.18068° or 70° 10′ 51″ westInception
1942Open location code
87MFMR59+9POpenStreetMap ID
way 684283862OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunkerWikidata ID
Q1486350
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Battery Steele” goes by many names.
- French: “batterie Steele”
- French: “Batterie Steele”
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Highlights include Peaks Island Land Preserve and Trout Pond.
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