Whaleback Light Station
Whaleback Light is a historic lighthouse marking the mouth of the Piscataqua River in Kittery, Maine. It is located on a rocky outcrop offshore southwest of Fort Foster and south of Wood Island in Kittery.- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Maine, United States
- Also known as: “Whaleback”, “Whaleback Light”, and “Whaleback Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Fort Stark and Portsmouth Harbor Light.
Fort Stark
Park
Portsmouth Harbor Light
Lighthouse
The Portsmouth Harbor Light is a historic lighthouse… Portsmouth Harbor Light is situated 1 mile northwest of Whaleback Light Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newcastle and Kittery.
Newcastle
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Portsmouth
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.Whaleback Light Station
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Town of Kittery, York County, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.05877° or 43° 3′ 32″ north
Longitude
-70.69631° or 70° 41′ 47″ west
Established
1872
Height
49 feet (15 metres)
Open location code
87MF3853+GF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=tower
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Whaleback Light Station” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Whaleback”
- French: “Phare de Whaleback”
- German: “Whaleback Light Station”
- Russian: “Маяк Уэйлбек”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Downalong and Outalong.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Battery Bohlen and Battery Chapin.
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