Browns Head Light Station
Browns Head Light is a lighthouse in Vinalhaven, Maine. Established in 1832, it is an active aid to navigation, marking the southern side of the western entrance to the Fox Island Thoroughfare, a busy strait separating Vinalhaven Island from North Haven.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Maine, United States
- Also known as: “Brown’s Head Light”, “Browns Head Light”, “Browns Head LIght”, and “Browns Head Lighthouse”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Haven and Vinalhaven.
North Haven
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North Haven is a town and island in Knox County, Maine, United States, in Penobscot Bay. The town is both a year-round island community and a prominent summer colony.
Vinalhaven
Vinalhaven is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. Its town limits include the island of Vinalhaven, the largest of the Fox Islands, and smaller islands, some accessible from Vinalhaven Island by bridge or causeway.
Browns Head Light Station
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Town of Vinalhaven, Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.11178° or 44° 6′ 42″ northLongitude
-68.90949° or 68° 54′ 34″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
87PH436R+P6OpenStreetMap ID
way 903155310OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
“Browns Head Light Station” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Browns Head”
- French: “Phare de Browns Head”
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