Eastport

Passamaquoddy Bay settlement

Eastport is a small city at the easternmost point of the United States mainland, located on Moose Island in Washington County, Maine.

The name applies to several other American towns and neighborhoods, including areas in Annapolis, Maryland and Portland, Oregon.

We drove up to Eastport for the Fourth of July festival.

locale

Maine

Pine Tree State

Perry · easternmost

harbor

dock

Mooring structure at water's edge

  • wharfShip docking structure
  • pierWaterfront landing structure
  • mooringVessel's secured resting place

marina · anchorage · waterfront · breakwater · bollard · jetty · berth · quay · tide · fishing boats

fishing

lobster

Large marine shellfish

weir · herring · scallops · clam · trawler · fishermen · catch · traps · bait · nets

smalltown

community

Collective of connected people

festival · parade · town hall · library · bakery · antique shops · inn · arts district · revitalization · historic buildings

NewEngland

colonial

Of occupied territories

  • chowderThick creamy seafood soup
  • clambakeOutdoor seaside shellfish meal
  • YankeePerson from northeastern states

maple · fall foliage · clapboard · saltbox · weathered · granite · lighthouse · hardy · stoic · lobster pound

Opposites
geographic directionality

EastportWestport

Coastal Connecticut municipality

West Point · Westfield · Westbury · Westchester · Westbrook

urban scale

EastportNew York City

America's largest city

Los Angeles · Chicago · metropolis · megacity · Boston

geographic extremity in us

EastportSan Diego

Major Southern California city

Seattle

Family

east, port, airport, portal, eastern, porter, southeast, northeast, seaport

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G