Beals Wharf

Beals Wharf is a wharf in Town of Southwest Harbor, Hancock County, Maine. Beals Wharf is situated nearby to Claremont Hotel, as well as near Southwest Harbor Public Library.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Claremont Hotel and Southwest Harbor Public Library.

Claremont Hotel

Hotel

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The Claremont Hotel is a historic hotel on Claremont Road in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Built in 1883, the main hotel building is one of the only 19th-century hotels to survive on Mount Desert Island. Claremont Hotel is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Beals Wharf.

Southwest Harbor Public Library

Library

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The Southwest Harbor Public Library is the public library serving Southwest Harbor, Maine. The Southwest Harbor Public Library was built in 1895. On March 17, 1888 the Tremont Public Library Association was formed for the purpose of looking after books and raising funds for a permanent building. Southwest Harbor Public Library is situated 3,000 feet northwest of Beals Wharf.

Bear Island Light Station

Lighthouse

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Bear Island Light is a lighthouse on Bear Island near Mt. Desert Island, at the entrance to Northeast Harbor, Maine. It was first established in 1839. The present structure was built in 1889. Bear Island Light Station is situated 2½ miles east of Beals Wharf.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southwest Harbor and Northeast Harbor.

Southwest Harbor

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Southwest Harbor is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. Located on Mount Desert Island, the population was 1,756 at the 2020 census. The municipality contains within it the villages of Southwest Harbor, Manset, Seawall, Wonderland, and Pemetic Hills.

Northeast Harbor

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Northeast Harbor is a village on Mount Desert Island, located in the town of Mount Desert in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The village has a significant summer population, and has long been a quiet enclave of the rich and famous.

Tremont

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Tremont is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is located on the southwestern side of Mount Desert Island, an area commonly referred to by residents as the "quiet side." Tremont includes the villages of Bass Harbor, Bernard, Gotts Island, Seal Cove, and West Tremont.

Beals Wharf

Type: Wharf
Also known as: “Beal’s Wharf”
Category: transportation
Location: Town of Southwest Harbor, Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.27647° or 44° 16′ 35″ north

Longitude

-68.31613° or 68° 18′ 58″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87PH7MGM+HG

GeoNames ID

4957664

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