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.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- 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: Stonington Opera House.
Stonington Opera House
Theater building
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stonington and Sunset.
Stonington
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Sunset
Neighborhood
Sunset is an unincorporated village in the town of Deer Isle, Hancock County, Maine, United States. Sunset is situated 5 miles north of Deer Island Thorofare Light Station.
Isle Au Haut
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.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”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: West Stonington and West Deer Isle.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Crotch Island Quarry and West Halibut Ledges.
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