Matinicus Rock Light Station
Matinicus Rock Light is a lighthouse on Matinicus Rock, a windswept rock 25 miles off the coast of Maine. It is one of eleven seacoast lights off the coast of Maine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Maine, United States
- Also known as: “Matinicus Rock Light” and “Matinicus Rock Lighthouse”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Criehaven and Matinicus Isle.
Criehaven
Hamlet
Criehaven is an alternative name for Ragged Island, an unorganized territory in Knox County, Maine, United States. Criehaven was formerly a plantation including Ragged Island just south of Matinicus Isle in outer Penobscot Bay, plus Matinicus Rock to its southeast, and Seal Island, the location of Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge, to its northeast. Criehaven is situated 4 miles northwest of Matinicus Rock Light Station.
Matinicus Isle
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Matinicus Isle is an island plantation in Knox County, Maine, United States. The island is located within Penobscot Bay about 20 miles east of the mainland coast and is accessible by state ferry service from Rockland or by air taxi from Knox County Regional Airport. Matinicus Isle is situated 6 miles north of Matinicus Rock Light Station.
Matinicus Rock Light Station
- Categories: heritage site, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.78348° or 43° 47′ 1″ northLongitude
-68.85504° or 68° 51′ 18″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Inception
1857Height
90 feet (27 metres)Operator
U.S. Coast GuardOpen location code
87MHQ4MV+9XOpenStreetMap ID
node 11282250693OpenStreetMap feature
building=towerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
4971422Wikidata ID
Q6787581
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Matinicus Rock Light Station” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Matinicus Rock”
- French: “Phare de Matinicus Rock”
- Russian: “Маяк Матиникус Рок”
- Russian: “Маяк Матиникус-Рок”
Localities in the Area
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