Hendricks Head Light Station
Hendricks Head Light is a lighthouse in Southport, Maine marking the west side of the mouth of the Sheepscot River. The light station was established in 1829, and its present structures date to 1875.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ted Kerwin, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Maine, United States
- Also known as: “Hendrick’s Head Light”, “Hendricks Head Light”, and “Hendricks Head Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Burnt Island Light Station and Grey Havens Inn.
Burnt Island Light Station
Lighthouse
Photo: ShagVT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Burnt Island Light, built in 1821, is the second oldest surviving lighthouse in Maine. It hosts a living history museum run by the state Department of Marine Resources. Burnt Island Light Station is situated 2½ miles east of Hendricks Head Light Station.
Grey Havens Inn
Hotel
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Grey Havens Inn is a historic hotel at 96 Seguinland Road in Georgetown, Maine. The inn was built in 1904, and is one of the finest surviving coastal hotels of the period in the state. Grey Havens Inn is situated 1½ miles southwest of Hendricks Head Light Station.
Southport Bridge
Bridge
Southport Bridge is situated 2½ miles northeast of Hendricks Head Light Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southport and West Boothbay Harbor.
Southport
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Southport is a town and island in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 622 at the 2020 census. It includes the neighborhoods of Cozy Harbor, Newagen, Pine Cliff, West Southport, and the Capitol Island and Squirrel Island summer colonies. Southport is situated 2 miles northeast of Hendricks Head Light Station.
West Boothbay Harbor
Neighborhood
West Boothbay Harbor is an unincorporated village in the town of Boothbay Harbor, Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The community is located along Maine State Route 27, 10.7 miles south of Wiscasset. West Boothbay Harbor is situated 3 miles northeast of Hendricks Head Light Station.
Georgetown
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Georgetown is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,058 at the 2020 census. Home to Reid State Park, the town is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Georgetown is situated 3½ miles west of Hendricks Head Light Station.
Hendricks Head Light Station
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Town of Southport, Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.82257° or 43° 49′ 21″ northLongitude
-69.68973° or 69° 41′ 23″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
87MGR8F6+24OpenStreetMap ID
way 1198193040OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
4966971Wikidata ID
Q5713772
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Hendricks Head Light Station” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Hendricks Head”
- French: “Phare de Hendricks Head”
- Russian: “Маяк мыса Хендрикса”
- Russian: “Маяк Хендрикс-Хед”
Localities in the Area
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Hendricks Head Light Station”. Photo: Ted Kerwin, CC BY 2.0.