Fire-control Tower #2

Fire-control Tower #2 is a tower in City of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Fire-control Tower #2 is situated near the forest Hundred Acre Woods, as well as near Trott-Littlejohn Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Peaks Island and Battery Steele.

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.

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. Battery Steele is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Fire-control Tower #2.

Fifth Maine Regiment Community Center

Museum

Photo: Caitlin Regan, CC BY 2.0.

The Fifth Maine Regiment Community Center, now the 5th Maine Museum, 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 3,600 feet southwest of Fire-control Tower #2.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Long Island and Old Port of Portland, Maine.

Long Island

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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 Fire-control Tower #2.

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.

Fire-control Tower #2

Type: Tower
Address: 84, Portland, ME
Category: building
Location: City of Portland, Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.66143° or 43° 39′ 41″ north

Longitude

-70.18637° or 70° 11′ 11″ west

Open location code

87MFMR67+HF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 975276747

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hundred Acre Woods and Trott-Littlejohn Park.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Fire-control Tower #1 and Peaks Island Elementary School.

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