Portland facts for kids
Portland most commonly refers to:
- Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon
- Portland, Maine, the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine
- Isle of Portland, a tied island in the English Channel
Portland may also refer to:
Places and establishments
Australia
- Cape Portland, Tasmania, a cape on the north-eastern tip of Tasmania
- Portland, New South Wales, a town with the first Australian cement works
- Portland, Victoria, a regional city and port
- City of Portland (Victoria), a former local government area (LGA)
Canada
- Port Lands, Toronto, Ontario (sometimes mistakenly spelled "Portlands"), the eastern part of the Toronto waterfront
- Portland Island (British Columbia), a small island off the coast of Vancouver island
- Portland Inlet, an inlet between southeastern Alaska and British Columbia
- Portland Canal, an arm of Portland Inlet
- Portland Estates, Nova Scotia, an area of Halifax
- Portland, Ontario, a town north of Kingston, Ontario
- Portland, Newfoundland and Labrador, a village on the east coast of Newfoundland
Hong Kong
- Portland Street, a popular business and shopping street in Hong Kong
Ireland
- Portland, County Tipperary, a townland in North Tipperary
Jamaica
- Portland Parish, on Jamaica's north-east coast
- Portland Point, Jamaica's southernmost point
New Zealand
- Portland, New Zealand, a town south of Whangarei
- Portland Island (New Zealand), an island off the Mahia Peninsula
South Africa
- Portland, Mitchells Plain, a neighborhood of Cape Town
United Kingdom
- Portland, Somerset, a location
- Isle of Portland, a peninsula on the coast of Dorset, the origin of the name
- Portland (ward), electoral district covering the Isle of Portland
- Portland Bill, the headland at the tip of the Isle of Portland
- Portland Harbour, a large man-made harbour between the Isle of Portland and the mainland
- Weymouth and Portland, a local government district of Dorset, including the Isle of Portland
- HM Prison Portland, a prison for male young offenders on the Isle of Portland
- Portland College, an education establishment in the county of Nottinghamshire
- Portland Gallery, an art gallery in Westminster, London
- Portland House, a building in Westminster, London
- Portland Place, a street in the Marylebone district of central London
- Portland Square, Bristol, a Georgian square in the city of Bristol
- Manchester One, formerly known as Portland Tower, a tower block in Manchester
- Portland Walk Shopping Centre, a shopping centre in Barrow-in-Furness
- Great Portland Street, a street in the West End of London
United States
- Portland City, Alaska, was founded in 1907 but renamed in 1915 to Hyder, Alaska
- Portland, Arkansas
- Portland, Fremont County, Colorado
- Portland, Colorado in Ouray County
- Portland, Connecticut, a New England town
- Portland (CDP), Connecticut, the urban portion of the town
- Portland, Georgia
- Portland, Illinois (disambiguation), a former name of two places
- Portland, Indiana, a city in Jay County near the eastern border of the state
- Portland, a former name for Fountain, Indiana, in Fountain County near the western border of the state
- Portland Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
- Portland, Iowa, census-designated place in Portland Township
- Portland, Kansas
- Portland, Kentucky, a community in Adair County
- Portland, Louisville, Kentucky, a former town and now a neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky
- Portland, Maine, the largest city in Maine
- South Portland, Maine, adjoining Portland, Maine
- New Portland, Maine (not near Portland, Maine)
- Portland, Michigan
- Portland, Missouri
- Portland, New York
- Portland, North Dakota
- Portland, Ohio
- Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the world named Portland
- Portland, Pennsylvania
- Portland, Tennessee
- Portland, Texas
- Portland, Dodge County, Wisconsin, a town
- Portland (community), Dodge County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
- Portland, Monroe County, Wisconsin, a town
- Portland (community), Monroe County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
- Portland Township (disambiguation)
Transport
- City of Portland (train), a passenger train running between Chicago, Illinois, and Portland, Oregon
- Duke of Portland (whaler), an American whaling ship
- HMS Portland, any of eight ships of the British Navy
- Portland (shipwreck), a ship sunk in the Portland Gale off New England in 1898
- Portland (sidewheeler 1853)
- Portland (1875 tugboat)
- Portland (1947 tugboat), a preserved sternwheel tugboat based in Portland, Oregon
- USS Portland, any of three United States Navy ships
Sports teams
Based in Portland, Oregon
- Portland Beavers, a former PCL minor league baseball team
- Portland Mavericks, a former NWL minor league baseball team and current independent team based in Keizer, Oregon
- Portland Pickles, a collegiate baseball team
- Portland Pilots, the intercollegiate athletic program of the University of Portland
- Portland State Vikings, the intercollegiate athletic program of Portland State University
- Portland Thorns FC, an American professional women's soccer club since 2013; operated by the current Portland Timbers (below)
- Portland Timbers (disambiguation), several different soccer teams, including these:
- Portland Timbers, an American professional soccer club since 2011
- Portland Timbers 2, reserve side for the current Portland Timbers since 2015
- Portland Trail Blazers, an NBA basketball team
- Portland Winterhawks, a WHL hockey team
Based in Portland, Maine
- Portland Pirates, a former AHL minor league hockey team
- Portland Sea Dogs, an EL minor league baseball team
Based elsewhere
- SDC San Antonio, formerly known as Portland San Antonio, a Spanish ASOBAL handball team based in Pamplona, Spain
Other uses
- "Portland" (song), a 2017 single from Canadian rapper Drake's album More Life
- "Portland Oregon" (song), a 2004 single by Loretta Lynn and Jack White
- Battle of Portland, a sea battle off the Isle of Portland in 1653 during the First Anglo-Dutch War
- Battle of Portland Harbor, a naval battle near Portland, Maine in 1863 during the American Civil War
- Portland (film), a 1996 Danish film
- Portland, a fictional area, based on Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island, in the 2001 video game Grand Theft Auto III
- Portland cement, the type of cement used for most mortar and concrete
- Portland Club (London), a club in London, the recognized authority on the games of whist and bridge
- Portland Club (Portland, Maine), a club in Portland, Maine
- Portland Communications, a British political consultancy and public relations agency
- Portland Flats, an apartment building in Washington, D.C.
- Portland Formation, a geological formation in the northeastern United States
- Portland Gale, a storm off New England in 1898
- Portland Hoffa, an American comedian
- Portland Orange, a color of light emitted by the don't walk phase of pedestrian crossing signals in North America
- Portland Project, an initiative to encourage the use of Linux on desktop computers
- Portland sheep, an ancient breed of sheep from the Isle of Portland
- Portland Spurge (Euphorbia portlandica), a plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
- Portland stone, limestone from the Isle of Portland
- Portland Vase, a Roman antique exhibited at the British Galleries
See also
In Spanish: Portland (desambiguación) para niños
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