Mine Observation Post
Mine Observation Post is a tower in City of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine which is located on Fort Levett Road. Mine Observation Post is situated nearby to the fort Battery Daniels, as well as near Rock Quarry.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cushing Island and Portland Head Lighthouse.
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 790 feet north of Mine Observation Post.
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 1¼ miles south of Mine Observation Post.
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 4,200 feet southeast of Mine Observation Post.
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 northwest of Mine Observation Post.
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.
Mine Observation Post
- Type: Tower
- Address: Fort Levett Road, Cushing Island, ME 04109
- Category: building
- Location: City of Portland, Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.63859° or 43° 38′ 19″ northLongitude
-70.19971° or 70° 11′ 59″ westOpen location code
87MFJRQ2+C4OpenStreetMap ID
way 975276745OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Battery Daniels and Rock Quarry.
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