Bass Harbor Head Light Station
Bass Harbor Head Light is a lighthouse located within Acadia National Park in the southwest portion of Mount Desert Island, Maine, marking the entrance to Bass Harbor and Blue Hill Bay.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Maine, United States
- Also known as: “Bass Harbor Head”, “Bass Harbor Head Light”, “Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse”, and “Bass Harbor Light”
- Address: 115 Lighthouse Road, Bass Harbor, ME 04653
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bass Harbor and Tremont.
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Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bass Harbor Head Light Station
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Town of Tremont, Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.22197° or 44° 13′ 19″ north
Longitude
-68.33722° or 68° 20′ 14″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Established
1858
Operator
U.S. Coast Guard
Open location code
87PH6MC7+Q4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=lighthouse
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Bass Harbor Head Light Station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Bass Harbor Head Light”
- French: “phare de Bass Harbor”
- French: “Phare de Bass Harbor”
- German: “Bass Harbor Head Light”
- Russian: “Маяк Басс-Харбор-Хед”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Wonderland and Bernard.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Keeper’s House and Mariners Beware!.
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