Official Name: | Drinkwater Point |
Settlement Type: | Promontory |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maine |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Cumberland |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Yarmouth |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 43.7759°N -70.1537°W |
Drinkwater Point is a promontory in Yarmouth, Maine, United States.[1] It is located 2.35miles southeast of Yarmouth Village and looks out into inner Casco Bay[2] and Cousins Island. Gilman Road leads to the point itself, where the Ellis C. Snodgrass Memorial Bridge connects mainland Yarmouth to Cousins Island.
Drinkwater Point and nearby Drinkwater Point Road are named for Captain Theophilus Drinkwater, son of Allen and Hannah Drinkwater. His house, built in 1791 by his grandfather, Nicholas, stood at the southern end of Drinkwater Point Road.[3]