Hope Island, Portland

#151 among attractions in Portland

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Facts and practical information

Hope Island is a privately owned island in Casco Bay near the city of Portland, Maine, United States. It is a part of the Town of Chebeague Island, in Cumberland County. The 89-acre island was considered for an LNG terminal. Developer John Cacoulidis and his wife Phyllis bought the island in 1993. In addition to the existing 10,000 sq. ft. house built in 1913 with nine bedrooms, seven bathrooms and five fireplaces, the Cacoulidises built there a separate 3,300-square-foot guest house, a boathouse with an apartment, and roads looping the island. They've also erected horse stables, a chicken coop, a garage and their own church, and for access both a boat dock and a helicopter pad. In a dispute over property taxes, the two part-time residents attempted but failed in a legislative effort to secede from the town of Cumberland. ()

Area: 89 acres (0.1391 mi²)Coordinates: 43°42'20"N, 70°7'3"W

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Day trips

Hope Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Great Chebeague Golf Club, Spring Point Ledge Light, Fort Gorges, Ram Island Ledge Light.

3.2 miN
Golf
Great Chebeague Golf Club, Chebeague Island
81 min walk • The Great Chebeague Golf Club is a country club at 16 Stone Wharf Road on Chebeague Island, Maine. It has a nine-hole golf course on more than 28 acres on the north side of the island.
6.5 miSW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Spring Point Ledge Light, South Portland
165 min walk • Spring Point Ledge Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in South Portland, Maine, that marks a dangerous obstruction on the west side of the main shipping channel into Portland Harbor. It is now adjacent to the campus of Southern Maine Community College.
6 miSW
Park
Fort Gorges, Portland
153 min walk • Fort Gorges is a former United States military fort built on Hog Island Ledge in Casco Bay, Maine. Built from 1858 to 1864, no battles were fought there and no troops were stationed there.
6.2 miSW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Ram Island Ledge Light, Portland
158 min walk • Ram Island Ledge Light is a lighthouse in Casco Bay, Maine, United States, marking the northern end of the main channel leading the harbor of Portland, Maine.
5.3 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum, Fashion museum
Umbrella Cover Museum, Peaks Island
135 min walk • 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, who has collected more than 2000 umbrella covers from 66 countries as of July 2018.
4 miN
Church, Shingle style architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Cousins Island Chapel, Yarmouth
102 min walk • Cousins Island Chapel is an historic non-denominational chapel at 414 Cousins Street on Cousins Island, an island in Casco Bay off the coast of Yarmouth, Maine.
4.4 miSW
Forts and castles
Fort McKinley, Great Diamond Island
112 min walk • Fort McKinley is a former United States Army coastal defense fort on Great Diamond Island, Maine in Casco Bay, which operated from 1873 to 1947. It was named for President William McKinley. It included a sub-post, Fort Lyon, on Cow Island, just north of Great Diamond Island. Fort Lyon was named for Nathaniel Lyon.
6.9 miSW
Universities and schools
Southern Maine Community College, South Portland
175 min walk • Southern Maine Community College is a public community college in South Portland, Maine. It is part of the Maine Community College System.
5.3 miSW
History museum, Museum
Fifth Maine Regiment Community Center, Peaks Island
135 min walk • 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.
5.2 miSW
Hotel, Science museum, Memorial
Eighth Maine Regiment Memorial, Peaks Island
134 min walk • The Eighth Maine Regiment Memorial, now the 8th Maine Lodge, is a historic summer fraternal meeting house at 13 Eighth Maine Avenue on Peaks Island, an island neighborhood of Portland, Maine.
0.8 miSE
Island
Cliff Island
21 min walk • Cliff Island is an island in Casco Bay Maine. It is part of the city of Portland, Maine. As of the 2000 census, the island had a year-round population of approximately 60 people.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How to get to Hope Island by public transport?

The nearest stations to Hope Island:

Ferry

Cliff Island Landing (21 min walk)
Chandler Cove Landing (23 min walk)