Flying Point Explained

Official Name:Flying 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:Freeport
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:43.809°N -70.0706°W

Flying Point is a promontory in Freeport, Maine, United States. It is located around 3.6miles southeast of downtown Freeport, overlooking Casco Bay, around 2000feet north of Bustins Island. It sits across a cove from Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park, to the northwest.

The point has given its name to nearby Flying Point Road and Lower Flying Point Road. Little Flying Point,[1] meanwhile, is located around 2miles to the northeast, across Brickyard Cove, near the L.L. Bean Flying Point Paddling Center and Mann Cemetery.[2]

A fault line exists at Flying Point, according to the Department of Conservation.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Survey, U. S. Coast and Geodetic . Tide Tables, Atlantic Ocean . 1945 . U.S. Government Printing Office . es.
  2. Web site: L.L.Bean: Outdoor Discovery Schools . 2023-09-01 . www.llbean.com.
  3. Book: Tucker . Robert D. . Studies in Maine Geology: Structure and stratigraphy . Marvinney . Robert G. . 1988 . Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation . en.