Fort Point Light
The Fort Point Light, or Fort Point Light Station, is located in Fort Point State Park, in Stockton Springs, Maine. A lighthouse at this point has served as an active aid to navigation since 1835; the present lighthouse dates to 1857, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Maine, United States
- Also known as: “Fort Point Light (Maine)” and “Fort Point Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Pownall and Fort Point State Park.
Fort Pownall
Fort
Fort Pownall was a British fortification built during the French and Indian War, whose remains are located at Fort Point State Park in Stockton Springs, Maine. Fort Pownall is situated 340 feet north of Fort Point Light.
Fort Point State Park
Park
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Fort Point State Park is a public recreation area that overlooks Penobscot Bay from the easternmost tip of Cape Jellison in the town of Stockton Springs, Maine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stockton Springs and Sandy Point.
Stockton Springs
Village
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Stockton Springs is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,533 at the 2020 census. Stockton Springs is home to Fort Point State Park and Fort Point Light, both located on Fort Point, a peninsula on Cape Jellison. Stockton Springs is situated 2½ miles northwest of Fort Point Light.
Sandy Point
Neighborhood
Sandy Point is an unincorporated village in the town of Stockton Springs, Waldo County, Maine, United States. The community is located along U.S. Route 1 on the west bank of the Penobscot River estuary, 4.1 miles south of Bucksport. Sandy Point is situated 3½ miles north of Fort Point Light.
Penobscot
Village
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Penobscot is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The Bagaduce River flows through the town. The population was 1,136 at the 2020 census. Penobscot is situated 5 miles east of Fort Point Light.
Fort Point Light
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Town of Stockton Springs, Waldo County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.4672° or 44° 28′ 2″ northLongitude
-68.81168° or 68° 48′ 42″ westOpen location code
87PHF58Q+V8OpenStreetMap ID
node 1399391661OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q5471861
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Fort Point Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Fort Point”
- French: “Phare de Fort Point”
- Russian: “Маяк Форт Пойнт”
- Russian: “Маяк Форт-Пойнт”
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