Mid Coast
Knox County
City of Rockland

Rockland Breakwater Light

Rockland Harbor Breakwater Light is a historic lighthouse complex at the end of the in the harbor of . Replacing a light station at Jameson Point, the light was established in 1902, about two years after completion of the breakwater.
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Maine, United States
  • Also known as: “Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse”, “Rockland Harbor Breakwater Light”, and “Rockland Harbor Breakwater Lighthouse”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rockland Breakwater and Strand Theatre.

Breakwater
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The is a breakwater sheltering the harbor of . More than 4,000 feet long, it was built in the 1890s by the United States Army Corps of Engineers out of locally quarried granite to improve the harbor's ability to shelter ships from coastal storms. is situated 2,100 feet north of Rockland Breakwater Light.

Movie theater
Photo: Rachel Winslow, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a historic performing arts venue at 345 Main Street in downtown . Built in 1923 in the wake of a fire that destroyed part of the downtown, it is a rare example of Egyptian Revival architecture, and the only one of three theaters built in Rockland in that period to survive. is situated 1½ miles west of Rockland Breakwater Light.

Railway station
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is a railway station located at Union and Pleasant Streets in . It is the eastern terminus of the Rockland Branch, a state-owned track connecting Rockland and . is situated 1½ miles west of Rockland Breakwater Light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rockland and Owls Head.

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is a city in that has witnessed a resurgence. Once boarded up shops are now colorfully decorated and the Farnsworth Art Museum and Wyeth Center offer a diverse Maine artisan collection.

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is a town in , , United States. The population was 1,504 at the 2020 census. A resort and fishing area, the community is home to the . It includes the village of Ash Point.

Neighborhood
is an unincorporated village within the town of in , , United States. The community is located on U.S. Route 1 and Clam Cove, an arm of the , 2.2 miles north of . is situated 2 miles north of Rockland Breakwater Light.

Rockland Breakwater Light

Latitude
44.10405° or 44° 6′ 15″ north
Longitude
-69.07753° or 69° 4′ 39″ west
Open location code
87PG4W3C+JX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4216573916
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­maritime
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
4976798
Wiki­data ID
Q7355447
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In Other Languages

From French to Russian—“Rockland Breakwater 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 “Rockland Breakwater Light”. Photo: Aude, CC BY-SA 2.5.