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Winter Harbor Light

Winter Harbor, Maine

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Location: Mark Island, Winter Harbor

Nearest town: Winter Harbor

44 21 40 N
68 05 13 W

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Accessibility: The lighthouse is not open to the public; it is best seen by boat.
It can also be seen distantly from the roadside on the Schoodic Peninsula.

Station established: 1857; Present lighthouse built: 1857
Discontinued: 1933

Construction materials: Brick, asphalt

Earlier optic: Fifth-order Fresnel

Other buildings still standing: 1876 keeper's house, 1878 boathouse, 1905 oil house

Lighthouse is privately owned

Related sites

Maine.info - Acadia National Park

Schoodic Peninsula Chamber of Commerce

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