Portland Breakwater Light

The Portland Breakwater Light is a small lighthouse in , United States.
  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 3 feet (1 metre)
  • …is operated by United States Coast Guard
  • …dates from 1855
  • Description: lighthouse in Maine, United States
  • Also known as
    “Bug Light”
    “Petroleum Docks Light”
    “Portland Breakwater Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

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Lighthouse
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3,100 feet southeast of Portland Breakwater Light
The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co.
3,400 feet northwest of Portland Breakwater Light
Daderot, Public domain.
Government office
The is a historic custom…
1 mile west of Portland Breakwater Light

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Port of Portland, Maine and Portland.
Neighborhood
The Old Port is a district of , known…
is on a peninsula in on the…
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Latitude
43.65554° or 43° 39′ 20″ north
Longitude
-70.23485° or 70° 14′ 6″ west
Open location code
87MFMQ48+63
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building = yes
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historic = lighthouse
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man_made = lighthouse
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tourism = attraction
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Russian—“Portland Breakwater Light” goes by many names.
Маяк Портленд-БрейкуотерRussian
Маяк Портлендского МолаRussian

Localities in the Area

“The world is so empty if we think of it only as mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone here and there who is in harmony with us… makes this earth an inhabited garden.”

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