Baker Island Light in Maine State

Baker Island Light

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Baker Island Light Details

Located on Baker Island, which is part of Acadia National Park, the light station was established in 1828 as a guide to the southern entrance to Frenchman Bay. The present tower was built in 1855; the well-preserved tower, keeper's house, and associated outbuildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[3]

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Nearby Points of Interest Around Baker Island Light

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0.0 mi away

Baker Island Lighthouse

Built in 1828 on Baker Island, the outermost of the Cranberry Isles, this is the oldest lighthouse in the area.

0.3 mi away

Baker Island "Dance Floor"

Unique geological feature - large and flat slabs of granite.

0.8 mi away

Green Nubble

Cranberry Isles

1.7 mi away

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