Government Dock
Government Dock is a pier in Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine. Access is restricted and requires permission. Government Dock is situated nearby to Bathing Beach, as well as near Cushing Island Fire Station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Pier
- Also known as: “Government Wharf” and “Govt Whf”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cushing Island and Fifth Maine Regiment Community Center.
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 1,600 feet south of Government Dock.
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 3,200 feet northeast of Government Dock.
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 66 countries as of July 2018. Umbrella Cover Museum is situated 4,100 feet north of Government Dock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Portland and Old Port of Portland, Maine.
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 west of Government Dock.
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.
Government Dock
- Category: transportation
- Location: Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.6447° or 43° 38′ 41″ northLongitude
-70.19782° or 70° 11′ 52″ westOpen location code
87MFJRV2+VVOpenStreetMap ID
way 975096816OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=pier
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Highlights include Bathing Beach and The Quarries.
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