Deer Island Thorofare Light Station
Deer Isle Thorofare Light, also known as Mark Island Light, is a lighthouse on Penobscot Bay, Maine, about 1.8 nautical miles west-southwest of Stonington. It was built in 1857.- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Maine, United States
- Also known as: “Deer Island Thorofare Light”, “Deer Island Thorofare Lighthouse”, “Deer Island Thorofare-Mark Island Light”, and “Deer Isle Thorofare Light”
- Address: ME
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stonington Opera House.
Stonington Opera House
Theater building
The Stonington Opera House is a theatrical venue at the corner of Main and School Streets in the center of Stonington, Maine. Built in 1912, it is one of a small number of early 20th-century performance halls constructed in Maine. Stonington Opera House is situated 2½ miles northeast of Deer Island Thorofare Light Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stonington and Sunset.
Stonington
Village
Sunset
Neighborhood
Sunset is an unincorporated village in the town of Deer Isle, Hancock County, Maine, United States. The community is located along Maine State Route 15A, 27 miles south-southeast of Ellsworth. Sunset has a post office, with ZIP code 04683. Sunset is situated 5 miles north of Deer Island Thorofare Light Station.
Isle Au Haut
Hamlet
Deer Island Thorofare Light Station
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Town of Stonington, Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.13437° or 44° 8′ 4″ north
Longitude
-68.70325° or 68° 42′ 12″ west
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
Open location code
87PH47MW+PM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
“Deer Island Thorofare Light Station” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Deer Island”
- French: “Phare de Deer Island”
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