Maine
York County
Town of Kittery

Whaleback Light Station

Whaleback Light is a historic lighthouse marking the mouth of the in . It is located on a rocky outcrop offshore southwest of and south of Wood Island in Kittery.
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Maine, United States
  • Also known as: “Whaleback Light” and “Whaleback Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Stark and Portsmouth Harbor Light.

Park
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a former military fortification in , United States. Located at Jerry's Point on the southeastern tip of New Castle Island, most of the surviving fort was developed in the early 20th century, following the Spanish–American War, although there were several earlier fortifications on the site, portions of which survive.

Lighthouse
Photo: Rosstracy, CC BY 3.0.
The is a historic lighthouse located within Fort Constitution in , United States. is situated 1 mile northwest of Whaleback Light Station.

Park
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, now part of Park, is a historic fort active 1901–1946 on the southwest tip of Gerrish Island in the area of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newcastle and Kittery.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
New Castle is a town in , United States. The population was 1,000 at the 2020 census. It is the easternmost town in and the smallest by area, and it is the only town in the state located entirely on islands.

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is a small town in , directly across from the border, that features a number of outlet stores.

Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
is a city in , , . At the 2020 census it had a population of 21,956. A historic seaport and popular summer tourist destination on the bordering the state of , was formerly the home of the Strategic Air Command's Pease Air Force Base, since converted to .

Whaleback Light Station

Latitude
43.05877° or 43° 3′ 32″ north
Longitude
-70.69631° or 70° 41′ 47″ west
Inception
1872
Height
49 feet (15 metres)
Open location code
87MF3853+GF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1217716097
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
4982863
Wiki­data ID
Q2566433
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In Other Languages

From French to Russian—“Whaleback Light Station” goes by many names.

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