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Portland Head Light
Maine's oldest lighthouse, commissioned by George Washington in 1791, perched on a dramatic rocky headland at the entrance to Portland Harbor.
20 km · about 25 min drive
Maine, United States · North America
Yarmouth is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Cumberland Center, 20km from Portland Head Light.
Yarmouth is a town located in Maine, United States. With a population of 5,869, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Yarmouth sits in United States, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/New York time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Yarmouth to your route.
Main Street is a historic street in Yarmouth, Maine, United States. It is part of the 18-mile-long (29 km) State Route 115 (SR 115), the eastern terminus of which is in Yarmouth at the intersection of Marina Road and Lafayette Street (SR 88), at Yarmouth Harbor in the town's Lower Falls neighborhood. Main Street'sRead more
western terminus is a merging with Walnut Hill Road in North Yarmouth, at which point SR 115 continues west. There are three distinct sections of Main Street (from east to west): Lower Falls, Brickyard Hollow and Upper Village.
As it crosses Elm Street, Main Street continues as West Main Street into North Yarmouth. It is East Main Street, meanwhile, from Lower Falls to Granite Street, two miles (3.2 km) to the north. Between Lower Falls and Upper Village, Main Street is about 2.2 miles (3.5 km) long and sits about 90 feet (27 m) above sea level.
The annual Yarmouth Clam Festival attracts around 120,000 people (around fourteen times the town's population) over the course of the three-day weekend and is centered on Main Street.
In 2022, the town began seeking feedback on a streetscape plan for the intersection of Main Street and Railroad Square, as part of the larger Main Street Sidewalk and Streetscape Master Plan and Design Recommendations program.
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Yarmouth is located in Maine, United States, North America. The coordinates are 43.8006 latitude, -70.1867 longitude.
Yarmouth has a population of approximately 5,869 people, making it a town in United States.
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Maine's oldest lighthouse, commissioned by George Washington in 1791, perched on a dramatic rocky headland at the entrance to Portland Harbor.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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A red-and-white roadside shack at the Route 1 bridge in Wiscasset where the lobster roll is piled with the meat of a whole lobster, served with drawn butter or mayo on the side. The queue routinely stretches down the sidewalk all summer.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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