Squirrel Point Light Station
Squirrel Point Light is a lighthouse marking the southwestern point of Arrowsic Island on the Kennebec River. It was established in 1898, as part of a major upgrade of the river's lights — the Doubling Point Light and the separate Range Lights on the point, Perkins Island Light, and Squirrel Point Light were all built at the same time.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Maine, United States
- Also known as: “Squirrel Point Light” and “Squirrel Point Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Phippsburg Elementary School and Perkins Island Light Station.
Phippsburg Elementary School
School
School Union 47 covers five towns in the state of Maine. Included in Union 47 is Arrowsic, Georgetown, Phippsburg, West Bath and Woolwich, Maine. All towns have schools serving grades K–6, with the exception of Woolwich, which serves grades K–8. Phippsburg Elementary School is situated 1 mile southwest of Squirrel Point Light Station.
Perkins Island Light Station
Lighthouse
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Georgetown and Winnegance.
Georgetown
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Winnegance
Neighborhood
Winnegance is an area which includes parts of the towns of West Bath, Phippsburg, and the city of Bath, Maine, United States. It is located in Sagadahoc County, near Winnegance Lake and Winnegance Creek. Winnegance is situated 4 miles north of Squirrel Point Light Station.
Sebasco Estates
Village
Sebasco Estates is an unincorporated village in the town of Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The community is located on the Atlantic coast, 10.1 miles south of Bath. Sebasco Estates has a post office, with ZIP code 04565. Sebasco Estates is situated 4½ miles southwest of Squirrel Point Light Station.
Squirrel Point Light Station
- Categories: wooden lighthouse, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.81653° or 43° 48′ 60″ north
Longitude
-69.80239° or 69° 48′ 9″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Inception
1898
Operator
U.S. Coast Guard
Open location code
87MGR58X+J2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritime
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Squirrel Point Light Station” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Squirrel Point”
- French: “Phare de Squirrel Point”
- Russian: “Маяк Сквиррел Пойнт”
- Russian: “Маяк Сквиррел-Пойнт”
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