Boon Island Light
Boon Island Light is located on the 300-by-700-foot Boon Island off the southern coast of Maine, United States, near Cape Neddick. Boon Island Light has the distinction of being the tallest lighthouse in both Maine and New England at 133 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dk69, Public domain.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Maine, United States
- Also known as: “Boon Island Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Boon Island.
Boon Island
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Boon Island is a barren, rocky island in the Gulf of Maine 6 mi off the coast of York, Maine, United States. The island, which is approximately 300 ft by 700 ft at low tide, is the site of Boon Island Light, at 137 ft high, it is the tallest lighthouse in New England.
Boon Island Light
- Categories: heritage site, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: York, York County, Southern Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.12146° or 43° 7′ 17″ northLongitude
-70.47643° or 70° 28′ 35″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Inception
1855Open location code
87MF4GCF+HCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1217703966OpenStreetMap feature
building=towerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
11821933Wikidata ID
Q4943563
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Boon Island Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Boon Island”
- French: “Phare de Boon Island”
- Russian: “Маяк острова Бун”
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