West Quoddy Head Light - Lubec, ME
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 44° 48.907 W 066° 57.026
19T E 662056 N 4964456
This, one of the most photographed lighthouses in the US, is at the end of Quoddy Head Road, which leads south and east from Highway 189 at the coastal town of Lubec. The benchmark is the finial atop the red and white striped lighthouse.
Waymark Code: WMP4J8
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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From the NGS:
DESIGNATION -  WEST QUODDY HEAD LIGHT
PID         -  PD0694
STATE/COUNTY-  ME/WASHINGTON
COUNTRY     -  US
USGS QUAD   -  LUBEC (1977)

NAD 83(1996) POSITION- 44 48 54.42248(N) 066 57 01.57056(W)   ADJUSTED  

 PD0694_MARKER: 82 = FINIAL
 PD0694_SETTING: 0 = UNSPECIFIED SETTING

HISTORY     - Date     Condition        Report By
HISTORY     - 1913     FIRST OBSERVED   IBC
HISTORY     - 1946     SEE DESCRIPTION  CGS
HISTORY     - 1972     GOOD             IBC
HISTORY     - 1985     GOOD             NOS

STATION DESCRIPTION

DESCRIBED BY INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION 1913 (JEM)
STATION IS THE FINIAL ON THE RED AND WHITE TOWER ON THE E END OF
WEST QUODDY HEAD, AT THE ENTRANCE TO PASSAMAQUODDY BAY.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: -blank-

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): International Boundary Commission

Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)

Monumentation type (if other): Finial

County: Washington

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Lubec

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: PD0694

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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