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Bass Harbor Head Light

Location: Bass Harbor
Latitude: 44°13'19.1"N Longitude: 68°20'14.3"W
Station Established: 1858
Automated: 1974
Aid Status: Active
Structure Status: Standing
Tower Height: 32 feet
Focal Plane: 56 feet
Present Day Optic: Fourth-order Fresnel lens
USCG Unit Responsible for Aid to Navigation: ANT Southwest Harbor
Historic Structures Remaining: 

1858 keeper's house

1902 oil house

1905 barn

Lighthouse Owner: National Park Service
Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse
Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse - American Lighthouse Foundation Photo

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  • Coastguardsman Recalls Storms at Bass Harbor Head Light
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