Bear Island Light
N 44° 17.021 W 068° 16.204
19T E 558242 N 4903640
Bear Island Light is on an island about 1 mile southeast of Mount Desert Island
Waymark Code: WMZK4
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 11/25/2006
Views: 32
Site Location: On a small, privately owned island, southeast of the NE Harbor entrance.
Directions to this site: NE Harbor - Mail boats, Ferry (Double B, Sea Queen) and excursion boats out of NE Harbor pass by the site.
Nearest City/Town: NE Harbor, ME
Purpose: To guide ships in and out of Northeast Harbor.
Active: Yes, but inactive from 1981 to 1989
Site established: 1839 by Martin Van Buren
Built: 1839, 1853, 1889
Ht. Above Sea level: 1889 - 100 ft
Tower: 1839 - ......, 1853 - ....., 1889 - 31 ft Cylindrical
Tower Material: 1839 - Stone - Cost $3000, 1853 - Brick, 1889 - Brick, White
Keeper's Quarters: 1889 - 1½ Story Gambrel Frame
Oil House: 1905 - Stone
Bell House: 1888 - 1000 lb Bell.
Lens: 1856 - 5º Fresnel Lens 1882 - Light Discontinued, Lens Removed
1989 - Refurbished, Re-lighted with Plastic Lens
Light Color: White
Light Characteristics: Flashing every 5 seconds
Light Range: 25 mi.
Management: Acadia National Park - Privately Owned
Site Status: Site Closed, Tower Closed - Island is NOT open to the public
Best Seen From: Boat or air
Notes: 1989 - Friends of Acadia re-furbished this site for $17,000
Coastal Lighthouse: Lighthouse
LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE VISIT: Lighthouse Challenge Visit
Range Lights: Not listed
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