Black Head

Black Head is a peak in Plantation of Monhegan, Lincoln County, Maine and has an elevation of 148 feet. Black Head is situated nearby to the hamlet Monhegan.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monhegan Island Light and Manana Island.

Monhegan Island Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Mainiac, CC BY 3.0.

Monhegan Island Light is a lighthouse on Monhegan Island, Maine. It was first established in 1824. The present structure was built in 1850. It was Alexander Parris's last significant design.

Manana Island

Islet

Manana Island is an island in Lincoln County, Maine, United States, lying adjacent to Monhegan island, about 10 miles off Pemaquid Point on the mainland.

Manana Island Sound Signal Station

Building

The Manana Island Sound Signal Station is an active fog signal station on Manana Island, Maine, United States. Established in 1855, it is one of the only separately managed fog signals in the United States, having been operationally independent of Monhegan Island Light for most of its existence.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monhegan.

Monhegan

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Monhegan is a historic island plantation in the Gulf of Maine, approximately 12 nautical miles off the coast of Maine. Part of Lincoln County, Maine, the island has been inhabited for over 400 years and is renowned as one of America's oldest and most influential artist colonies.

Black Head

Type: Peak with an elevation of 148 feet
Also known as: “Blackhead”
Category: landform
Location: Plantation of Monhegan, Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.76946° or 43° 46′ 10″ north

Longitude

-69.30125° or 69° 18′ 5″ west

Elevation

148 feet (45 metres)

Open location code

87MGQM9X+QF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358212059

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

4958514

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