Bear Island Lighthouse
Northeast Harbor, Maine
Location: Entrance to Somes Sound, about 1200 feet offshore from Mount Desert Island
Coordinates: 44 16 59 N 68 16 10 W View Bear Island Lighthouse in a larger map |
Active private aid to navigation. Accessibility: The lighthouse is not open to the public. It is best viewed by boat.
Station established: 1839 Present lighthouse built: 1889 Discontinued: 1981-1989 Relighted as automatic private aid to navigation in 1989 Construction material: Brick Other buildings still standing: 1889 keeper's house, 1889 barn, 1905 oil house Height of tower: 31 feet Height of focal Plane: 100 feet Original optic: Fifth order Fresnel lens (1858) Present optic: Acrylic modern optic. Characteristic: Flashing white every five seconds Previous lighthouse (south to north): Baker Island Light Next lighthouse (south to north): Egg Rock Light |
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