Maine
Washington
Town of Lubec

West Quoddy Head Light

West Quoddy Head, in , , is the easternmost point of the contiguous . In 1808 a lighthouse was constructed at the site to guide ships through the Quoddy Narrows.
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  • Type: Heritage site
  • Description: lighthouse in Maine, United States
  • Also known as: “West Quoddy Head Light Station” and “West Quoddy Head Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lubec Channel Light.

Lighthouse
is a sparkplug lighthouse in . Established in 1890, it is one of three surviving sparkplug lights in the state, and served as an important aid to navigation on the route from the to and the St. is situated 2½ miles northwest of West Quoddy Head Light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lubec.

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is a town in the region of along the coast. is the easternmost town in the .

West Quoddy Head Light

Latitude
44.81511° or 44° 48′ 54″ north
Longitude
-66.95047° or 66° 57′ 2″ west
Inception
1858
Height
49 feet (15 metres)
Open location code
87PMR28X+2R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 192130988
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Wiki­data ID
Q845154
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“West Quoddy Head Light” goes by many names.

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Highlights include West Quoddy Head Light Station Visitors Center and West Quoddy Head Light Park.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “West Quoddy Head Light”. Photo: Dupes, Public domain.