Portland commonly refers to:
- Portland, Oregon, United States
- Portland, Maine, United States
- Isle of Portland, England, the origin of the name
Portland may also refer to:
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Contents
- 1 Places and establishments
- 1.1 Australia
- 1.2 Canada
- 1.3 Hong Kong
- 1.4 Ireland
- 1.5 Jamaica
- 1.6 New Zealand
- 1.7 United Kingdom
- 1.8 United States
- 2 Transport
- 3 Sports teams
- 4 Other uses
- 5 See also
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[edit] Places and establishments
[edit] 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
[edit] Canada
- Port Lands, Toronto, sometimes mistakenly spelled "Portlands", the eastern part of the Toronto waterfront
- 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
[edit] Hong Kong
- Portland Street, a popular business and shopping street in Hong Kong
[edit] Ireland
- Portland, North Tipperary, a townland in North Tipperary
[edit] Jamaica
- Portland Parish, on Jamaica's north-east coast
- Portland Point, Jamaica's southernmost point
[edit] New Zealand
- Portland, Northland, a town south of Whangarei
- Portland Island, New Zealand, an island off the Mahia Peninsula
[edit] United Kingdom
- Great Portland Street, a street in the West End of London
- Isle of Portland, a peninsula on the coast of Dorset, the origin of the name
- 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
- Portland (HM Prison), 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
- Portland Tower, a tower block in Manchester
- Portland Walk Shopping Centre, a shopping centre in Barrow-in-Furness
[edit] United States
- Portland, Arkansas
- Portland, Colorado
- Portland, Connecticut
- Portland, Illinois, a proposed city adjacent to Blue Island, Illinois that was later largely incorporated into it
- Portland, Indiana, a city in Jay County near the eastern border of the state
- Portland, Indiana, a former name for Fountain, Indiana, in Fountain County near the western border of the state
- Portland, Iowa, in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
- Portland, Kentucky, a community in Adair County
- Portland, Louisville, Kentucky, a former town and now a neighborhood in Louisville, Jefferson County
- Portland, 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
- Portland, Pennsylvania
- Portland, Tennessee
- Portland, Texas
- Portland, Dodge County, Wisconsin
- Portland, Monroe County, Wisconsin
[edit] Transport
- City of Portland, 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 Streetcar, a transport system in Portland, Oregon
- Portland Transportation Center, bus and Amtrak station serving Portland, Maine
- Union Station (Portland, Oregon), the Amtrak station serving Portland, Oregon
- USS Portland, either of two United States Navy ships
[edit] Sports teams
- Based in Portland, Oregon
- Portland Beavers, a former PCL minor league baseball team
- Portland Pilots, the intercollegiate athletic program of the University of Portland
- Portland Timbers (disambiguation), several different soccer teams, including this incarnation:
- Portland Timbers, American professional soccer club since 2011
- Portland Trail Blazers, an NBA basketball team
- Portland Winterhawks, a WHL hockey team
- Based in Portland, Maine
- Portland Pirates, an AHL minor league hockey team
- Portland Sea Dogs, an EL minor league baseball team
- Based elsewhere
- Portland San Antonio, the former name of SDC San Antonio, a Spanish ASOBAL handball team based in Pamplona, Spain
[edit] Other uses
- 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 (sheep), an ancient breed of sheep from the Isle of Portland
- 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 Gale, a storm off New England in 1898
- Portland Hoffa, an American comedian
- Portland Island, a fictional island in Liberty City in the video game Grand Theft Auto
- 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 Spurge (Euphorbia portlandica), plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae.
- Portland stone, limestone from the Isle of Portland
- Portland Vase, a Roman antique exhibited at the British Galleries
[edit] See also
- Portland Township (disambiguation)
- The Adventures of Portland Bill
- Earl of Portland (also Duke of Portland), an English title