Little Diamond Island, Portland

#143 among attractions in Portland

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Little Diamond Island is an island in Casco Bay, Maine, in the United States. It is part of the city of Portland, Maine. ()

Coordinates: 43°40'1"N, 70°12'30"W

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Little Diamond Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Spring Point Ledge Light, Fort Gorges, Umbrella Cover Museum, Fort McKinley.

1.3 miSW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Spring Point Ledge Light, South Portland
33 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.
0.7 miW
Park
Fort Gorges, Portland
19 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.
0.9 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum, Fashion museum
Umbrella Cover Museum, Peaks Island
24 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.
1 miNE
Forts and castles
Fort McKinley, Great Diamond Island
26 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.
1.2 miSE
History museum, Museum
Fifth Maine Regiment Community Center, Peaks Island
32 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.
1.3 miSE
Hotel, Science museum, Memorial
Eighth Maine Regiment Memorial, Peaks Island
33 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.
1 miS
Island
House Island
27 min walk • House Island is a private island in Portland Harbor in Casco Bay, Maine, United States. It is part of the City of Portland. The island is accessible only by boat.