Wood Island Light Station
Wood Island Light Station is a meteorological station in City of Biddeford, York County, Maine. Wood Island Light Station is situated nearby to the hamlet Hills Beach, as well as near the neighborhood Fortunes Rocks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Highlights include Wood Island Light Station.
Wood Island Light Station
Heritage site
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Wood Island Light is an active lighthouse on the eastern edge of Wood Island in Saco Bay, on the southern coast of Maine. The light is just outside the entrance to Biddeford Pool and the end of the Saco River. Wood Island Light Station is situated 4,100 feet northwest of Wood Island Light Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hills Beach and Fortunes Rocks.
Hills Beach
Hamlet
Hills Beach is a seaside community in Biddeford, York County, Maine, United States, approximately 85 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. Hills Beach is a narrow stretch of sandy beach on the north side of Biddeford Pool near the mouth of the Saco River and near the Saco Bay. Hills Beach is situated 2½ miles west of Wood Island Light Station.
Fortunes Rocks
Neighborhood
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Fortunes Rocks is seaside community in Biddeford, York County, Maine, located approximately 85 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. The 1999 novel Fortune's Rocks by Anita Shreve is loosely based on this Maine seaside neighborhood. Fortunes Rocks is situated 3½ miles southwest of Wood Island Light Station.
Ocean Park
Neighborhood
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Ocean Park is a village in the town of Old Orchard Beach in York County, Maine, United States. A historic family style summer community affiliated with the Free Will Baptists, the community is located in southern Old Orchard Beach on Saco Bay. Ocean Park is situated 5 miles northwest of Wood Island Light Station.
Wood Island Light Station
- Type: Meteorological station
- Location: City of Biddeford, York County, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.45° or 43° 27′ northLongitude
-70.31667° or 70° 19′ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)ICAO airport code
K94BOpen location code
87MFCMXM+X8GeoNames ID
6301574
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