23 Spectacular Lighthouses in DownEast Acadia Maine to Photograph
Across 100 miles as the crow flies from Bucksport to Calais is an unbelievable 2,330 miles of coastline. With 5,600 square miles from end to end, DownEast Acadia offers visitors lots of room for exploration. DownEast Acadia is home to 23 beautiful lighthouses. In this blog post, we showcase each of these stunning lighthouses!
Baker Island Light
- Location: Cranberry Isles (Baker Island)
- Coordinates: 44.2381°N 68.1990°W
- Year First Lit: 1828 (Former) 1855 (Current)
- Activity: Active
- Focal Height: 105 ft (32 m)
- Location: Here
Bass Harbor Head Light
- Location: Tremont (Mount Desert Island)
- Coordinates: 44.2218°N 68.3373°W
- Year First Lit: 1858
- Activity: Active
- Focal Height: 56 ft (17 m)
- Location: Here
Bear Island Light
- Location: Cranberry Isles (Bear Island)
- Coordinates: 44.2838°N 68.270°W
- Year First Lit: 1839 (Former) 1889 (Current)
- Activity: Active (Inactive: 1981–1989)
- Focal Height: 100 ft (30 m)
- Location: Here
Burnt Coat Harbor Light
- Location: Swan’s Island (Hockamock Head)
- Coordinates: 44.1341°N 68.4472°W
- Year First Lit: 1872
- Activity: Active
- Focal Height: 75 ft (23 m)
- Location: Here
Deer Island Thorofare Light
- Location: Stonington (Penobscot Bay)
- Coordinates: 44.1344°N 68.7033°W
- Year First Lit: 1857
- Activity: Active
- Focal Height: 52 ft (16 m)
- Location: Here
Dice Head Light
- Location: Castine
- Coordinates: 44.3827°N 68.8186°W
- Year First Lit: 1829
- Activity: Active (Inactive: 1937–2007)
- Focal Height: 134 ft (41 m)
- Location: Here
Eagle Island Light
- Location: Eagle Island (Penobscot Bay)
- Coordinates: 44.2176°N 68.7678°W
- Year First Lit: 1838 (Former) 1858 (Current)
- Activity: Active
- Focal Height: 23 ft (7.0 m)
- Location: Here
Egg Rock Light
- Location: Frenchman Bay
- Coordinates: 44.3539°N 68.1383°W
- Year First Lit: 1875
- Activity: Active
- Focal Height: 64 ft (20 m)
- Location: Here
Great Duck Island Light
- Location: Frenchboro (Great Duck Island)
- Coordinates: 44.1420°N 68.2458°W
- Year First Lit: 1890
- Activity: Active
- Focal Height: 67 ft (20 m)
- Location: Here
Isle Au Haut Light
- Location: Isle au Haut
- Coordinates: 44.0647°N 68.6514°W
- Year First Lit: 1907
- Activity: Active
- Focal Height: 48 ft (15 m)
- Location: Here
Libby Island Light
- Location: Machiasport (Machias Bay)
- Coordinates: 44.5683°N 67.3674°W
- Year First Lit: 1822 (Former) 1848 (Current)
- Activity: Active
- Focal Height: 91 ft (28 m)
- Location: Here
Little River Light
- Location: Cutler
- Coordinates: 44.6509°N 67.1921°W
- Year First Lit: 1846 (Former) 1876 (Current)
- Activity: Active (Inactive: 1975–2001)
- Focal Height: 56 ft (17 m)
- Location: Here
Lubec Channel Light
- Location: Lubec
- Coordinates: 44.8421°N 66.9766°W
- Year First Lit: 1890
- Activity: Active
- Focal Height: 53 ft (16 m)
- Location: Here
Moose Peak Light
- Location: Mistake Island
- Coordinates: 44.4746°N 67.5320°W
- Year First Lit: 1827 (Former) 1851 (Current)
- Activity: Active
- Focal Height: 72 ft (22 m)
- Location: Here
Mount Desert Light
- Location: Mount Desert Rock (Near Mount Desert Island)
- Coordinates: 43.9686°N 68.1283°W
- Year First Lit: 1830 (Former) 1847 (Current)
- Activity: Active
- Focal Height: 75 ft (23 m)
- Location: Here
Narraguagus Light
- Location: Narraguagus Bay
- Coordinates: 44.456°N 67.8312°W[20]
- Year First Lit: 1853
- Activity: Deactivated in 1934
- Focal Height: 54 ft (16 m)
- Location: Here
Nash Island Light
- Location: Pleasant Bay
- Coordinates: 44.4643°N 67.7473°W[22]
- Year First Lit: 1838 (Former) 1874 (Current)
- Activity: Deactivated in 1982
- Focal Height: 51 ft (16 m)
- Location: Here
Petit Manan Light
- Location: Milbridge (Petit Island)
- Coordinates: 44.3676°N 67.8644°W
- Year First Lit: 1817 (Former) 1855 (Current)
- Activity: Active
- Focal Height: 123 ft (37 m)
- Location: Here
Prospect Harbor Point Light
- Location: Gouldsboro (Prospect Harbor)
- Coordinates: 44.4034°N 68.0130°W
- Year First Lit: 1850 (Former) 1891 (Current)
- Activity: Active
- Focal Height: 42 ft (13 m)
- Location: Here
Pumpkin Island Light
- Location: Deer Isle (Pumpkin Island)
- Coordinates: 44.3092°N 68.7428°W
- Year First Lit: 1854
- Activity: Deactivated in 1933
- Focal Height: Unknown
- Location: Here
West Quoddy Head Light
- Location: Lubec
- Coordinates: 44.8151°N 66.9507°W
- Year First Lit: 1808 (Former) 1858 (Current)
- Activity: Active
- Focal Height: 83 ft (25 m)
- Location: Here
Whitlocks Mill Light
- Location: St. Croix River
- Coordinates: 45.1626°N 67.2274°W
- Year First Lit: 1892 (Former) 1910 (Current)
- Activity: Active
- Focal Height: 32 ft (9.8 m)
- Location: Here
Winter Harbor Light
- Location: Winter Harbor
- Coordinates: 44.3614°N 68.0876°W
- Year First Lit: 1856
- Activity: 1933
- Focal Height: 37 ft (11 m)
- Location: Here
Responses