Prouts Neck, Scarborough, Maine, United States

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Prouts Neck in Scarborough, Maine, is a rugged coastal peninsula best known as the longtime home and studio of American painter Winslow Homer and a celebrated site of dramatic Atlantic seascapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf neighborhood
peninsula
adjacentTo Higgins Beach
Saco Bay
Scarborough Beach State Park
artHistoricalSignificance important site in American landscape painting
inspiration for many Winslow Homer seascapes
climate humid continental climate
coastType rocky headland
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Cumberland County, Maine
geologicalCharacteristic glaciated bedrock shoreline
hasAccess Prouts Neck Road
hasConservationInterest coastal habitat protection
hasHeritageSite Winslow Homer Studio
hasHistoricAssociation 19th-century summer colony
New England coastal resort tradition
hasLandform beaches
coves
rocky cliffs
hasStructure Black Point Inn
Prouts Neck Yacht Club
hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Bluff Island
Stratton Island
knownFor association with painter Winslow Homer
dramatic Atlantic seascapes
rugged rocky coastline
locatedIn Atlantic coast of the United States
locatedOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
municipality Scarborough, Maine
nearbyCity Portland, Maine
nearbyTown Cape Elizabeth, Maine, United States
surface form: Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Old Orchard Beach, Maine
notableResident Winslow Homer
partOf Greater Portland, Maine
surface form: Greater Portland, Maine region
popularActivity birdwatching
coastal walking
painting and sketching seascapes
primaryLandUse residential
seasonal vacation community
region southern Maine coast
state Maine
timezone Eastern Time Zone
tourismAttraction Winslow Homer Studio
coastal walking paths
oceanfront views

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Winslow Homer placeOfDeath Prouts Neck, Scarborough, Maine, United States
Winslow Homer residence Prouts Neck, Scarborough, Maine, United States
Winslow Homer workLocation Prouts Neck, Scarborough, Maine, United States