Mid Coast
Lincoln County
Plantation of Monhegan

Monhegan Island Light

Monhegan Island Light is a lighthouse on Monhegan Island, Maine. It was first established in 1824. The present structure was built in 1850. It was Alexander Parris's last significant design.
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Photo: Mainiac, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Maine, United States
  • Also known as: “Monhegan Island Lighthouse” and “Monhegan Light”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Manana Island and Manana Island Sound Signal Station.

Islet
is an island in , , United States, lying adjacent to island, about 10 miles off Pemaquid Point on the mainland.

Building
The is an active fog signal station on Manana Island, , United States. Established in 1855, it is one of the only separately managed fog signals in the United States, having been operationally independent of Monhegan Island Light for most of its existence. is situated 2,900 feet west of Monhegan Island Light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monhegan.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a historic island plantation in the Gulf of Maine, approximately 12 nautical miles off the coast of . Part of , the island has been inhabited for over 400 years and is renowned as one of America's oldest and most influential artist colonies.

Monhegan Island Light

Latitude
43.76482° or 43° 45′ 53″ north
Longitude
-69.31583° or 69° 18′ 57″ west
Elevation
121 feet (37 metres)
Inception
1824
Height
47 feet (14 metres)
Open location code
87MGQM7M+WM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 798889834
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
4972358
Wiki­data ID
Q6899831
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In Other Languages

From French to Russian—“Monhegan Island Light” goes by many names.

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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 “Monhegan Island Light”. Photo: Mainiac, CC BY 3.0.