A Stedfast Light

A Stedfast Light (HM1GOF)

Location: Tremont, ME 04653 Hancock County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 13.32', W 68° 20.231'

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Bass Harbor Head Light stands at the southern most tip of Mount Desert Island and marks the entrance to Blue Hill Bay and Bass Harbor. Since 1858 it has warned mariners of navigation hazards along this rocky shore.

In the nineteenth century, the waters near this light station bustled with merchant ships, fishing vessels, and schooners, which carried granite, fish, lumber, and lyme to distant ports, or brought goods from around the world back to Maine.

Many of the islands you see were once inhabited by people who made their living from the surrounding sea. By 1860, nearly one in five Maine residents was a mariner. Today, Swan Island is the only island in view with a year-round population.

As ships and commerce have changed, the light station has been automated, but never darkened.
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HM NumberHM1GOF
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Date Added Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 8:37pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 552942 N 4896743
Decimal Degrees44.22200000, -68.33718333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 13.32', W 68° 20.231'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 13' 19.2" N, 68° 20' 13.86" W
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Area Code(s)207
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 106 Bass Harbor Lighthouse Trail, Tremont ME 04653, US
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