Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth

Name: Portland Head Light
Address: 1000 Shore Rd, Cape Elizabeth, 04107-1916, United States
Telephone: +1 207-799-2661

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Portland Head Light is a historic lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The light station sits on a head of land at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into Portland Harbor, which is within Casco Bay in the Gulf of Maine. Completed in 1791, it is the oldest lighthouse in Maine. The light station is automated, and the tower, beacon, and foghorn are maintained by the United States Coast Guard, while the former lighthouse keepers' house is a maritime museum within Fort Williams Park. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 43°37'23"N, 70°12'28"W

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1000 Shore RdCape Elizabeth 04107-1916 United States

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+1 207-799-2661

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Day trips

Portland Head Light – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Spring Point Ledge Light, Portland Breakwater Light, Fort Williams Park, Fort Gorges.

2.2 miN
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Spring Point Ledge Light, South Portland
55 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.
2.6 miNW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Portland Breakwater Light, South Portland
67 min walk • The Portland Breakwater Light is a small lighthouse in South Portland, Maine.
~730 ftW
Park, Lighthouse
Fort Williams Park, Cape Elizabeth
4 min walk • Fort Williams Park is a 90-acre park in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, encompassing numerous historical sites. Perhaps most famous for having Portland Head Light on its grounds, the park also encompasses the decommissioned and largely demolished United States Army post Fort Williams, which was operational during World War I and World War II.
2.9 miN
Park
Fort Gorges, Portland
73 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.
1.2 miNE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Ram Island Ledge Light, Portland
31 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.
2.3 miN
Specialty museum, Museum, Fashion museum
Umbrella Cover Museum, Peaks Island
60 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.
3 miNW
Boat tours, Private tours, Tours
Bagheera, Portland
77 min walk • Bagheera, formerly Beacon Rock, is a historic schooner normally berthed at the Maine State Pier in Portland, Maine. She is a two-masted auxiliary rigged schooner, built in 1924 by the noted naval architect John G.
2.9 miNW
Bridge
Casco Bay Bridge, Portland
73 min walk • The Casco Bay Bridge is a bascule bridge that spans the Fore River, connecting South Portland and Portland, Maine, United States.
2 miNW
Universities and schools
Southern Maine Community College, South Portland
51 min walk • Southern Maine Community College is a public community college in South Portland, Maine. It is part of the Maine Community College System.
2.2 miN
History museum, Museum
Fifth Maine Regiment Community Center, Peaks Island
56 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.
2.2 miN
Hotel, Science museum, Memorial
Eighth Maine Regiment Memorial, Peaks Island
56 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.