Monhegan / Manana Island

Monhegan / Manana Island is a meteorological station in Plantation of Monhegan, Lincoln County, Maine. Monhegan / Manana Island is situated nearby to the building Manana Island Sound Signal Station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Manana Island and Monhegan Island Light.

Manana Island

Islet

Manana Island is an island in Lincoln County, Maine, United States, lying adjacent to Monhegan island, about 10 miles off Pemaquid Point on the mainland.

Monhegan Island Light is a lighthouse on Monhegan Island, Maine. It was first established in 1824. The present structure was built in 1850. It was Alexander Parris's last significant design. Monhegan Island Light is situated 1 mile east of Monhegan / Manana Island.

Manana Island Sound Signal Station

Building

The Manana Island Sound Signal Station is an active fog signal station on Manana Island, Maine, United States. Established in 1855, it is one of the only separately managed fog signals in the United States, having been operationally independent of Monhegan Island Light for most of its existence. Manana Island Sound Signal Station is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Monhegan / Manana Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monhegan.

Monhegan

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Monhegan is a historic island plantation in the Gulf of Maine, approximately 12 nautical miles off the coast of Maine. Part of Lincoln County, Maine, the island has been inhabited for over 400 years and is renowned as one of America's oldest and most influential artist colonies.

Monhegan / Manana Island

Type: Meteorological station
Location: Plantation of Monhegan, Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.76667° or 43° 46′ north

Longitude

-69.33333° or 69° 20′ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

ICAO airport code

K18B

Open location code

87MGQM88+MM

GeoNames ID

6297418

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Nearby Places

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