West Quoddy Head Light Station
West Quoddy Head, in Quoddy Head State Park, Lubec, Maine, is the easternmost point of the contiguous United States. In 1808 a lighthouse was constructed at the site to guide ships through the Quoddy Narrows.
Dupes, Public domain.- Lighthouse
- …lies at an elevation of 7 feet (2 metres)
- Description: lighthouse in Maine, United States
- Also known as“Pessaken-i-higanek”“Pessakenew Agenek”“West Quoddy Head Light”“West Quoddy Head Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lubec Channel Light.
Lubec Channel Light
Lighthouse
Lubec Channel Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in Lubec, Maine. Lubec Channel Light is situated 2½ miles northwest of West Quoddy Head Light Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lubec and Campobello Island.
Campobello Island
Campobello Island is an island in New Brunswick, Canada.
West Quoddy Head Light Station
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Latitude
44.8148° or 44° 48′ 53″ north
Longitude
-66.94998° or 66° 56′ 60″ west
Open location code
87PMR372+W2
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“West Quoddy Head Light Station” goes by many names.
- Basque: “West Quoddy itsasargia”
- Dutch: “West Quoddy Head”
- French: “phare de West Quoddy Head”
- French: “Phare de West Quoddy Head”
- German: “West Quoddy Head”
- Portuguese: “West Quoddy Head”
- Russian: “Маяк мыса Вест Кводди”
- Russian: “Маяк Уэст-Кводди-Хед”
- Swedish: “West Quoddy Head”
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