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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
neighborhood
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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
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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
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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
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coastal walking ⓘ painting and sketching seascapes ⓘ |
| primaryLandUse |
residential
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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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