Baker Island Light

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This article is about the lighthouse in Maine. For the lighthouse in Massachusetts, see Bakers Island Light.

Baker Island Light

Baker Island Light and Lightkeeper's House

Location	Baker Island, Maine
Coordinates	44°14′28.351″N 68°11′56.442″W / 44.24120861°N 68.19901167°W / 44.24120861; -68.19901167Coordinates: 44°14′28.351″N 68°11′56.442″W / 44.24120861°N 68.19901167°W / 44.24120861; -68.19901167
Year first constructed	1828
Year first lit	1855 (current structure)
Automated	1966
Tower shape	Cylindrical
Markings / pattern	White
Focal height	105 feet (32 m)
Range	10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 10s
Fog signal	none
USCG number	1-2040^[1]^[2]
Baker Island Light Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Built	1855
Architect	US Army Corps of Engineers
Governing body	National Park Service
MPS	Light Stations of Maine MPS
NRHP Reference #	88000046^[3]
Added to NRHP	March 14, 1988

Baker Island Light is a lighthouse on Baker Island, Maine. It was first established in 1828. The present tower was built in 1855.

Baker Island Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Baker Island Light Station on March 14, 1988, reference number 88000046.^[3]

References

↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-07.
↑ United States Coast Guard (2009). Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. p. 21.
↑ 3.0 3.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.

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v t e National Register of Historic Places in Acadia National Park

Historic districts	Baker Island Light Station Bear Island Light Station Blackwoods Campground Carriage Paths, Bridges and Gatehouses Schoodic Peninsula Historic District Seawall Campground

Other properties	Fernald Point Prehistoric Site Islesford Historical Museum and Blue Duck Ships Store

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Acadia National Park

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