Lighthouse · Mount Desert, Maine
Mount Desert Rock Lighthouse
The 75 ft (23 m) tower is still an aid to navigation. Its light shows one white flash every 15 seconds, seen up to 14 nautical miles out. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands on a bare rock 20 miles out at sea.
Open in the viewer from Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse →
Quick facts
| Type | Lighthouse |
|---|---|
| Height | 22.8 m (75 ft) |
| Light | Fl W 15s |
| Position | 43.9686°N, 68.1283°W |
| From Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse | 33 km (20 mi), bearing 149° SSE |
| Source | NOAA ENC; USCG Light List Vol. I 5; National Register 88000155; OpenStreetMap |
How to see it
Above water and inside the horizon from Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, 33 km (20 mi) away, so on a clear day it can be seen from there, and CoastFinder puts a label on it.
On the website for now. Maine's lighthouses are in the web viewer first, and they are coming to the CoastFinder app, which covers the North Carolina coast today. Follow @coastfinderapp to hear when Maine arrives.
Nearby
- Great Duck Island LighthouseLighthouse · more than 10.8 m · 21 km
- Baker Island LighthouseLighthouse · more than 11.3 m · 31 km
- Burnt Coat Harbor LighthouseLighthouse · more than 9.8 m · 31 km
- Bass Harbor Head LighthouseLighthouse · 33 km
- Bear Island LighthouseLighthouse · 37 km
- Egg Rock LighthouseLighthouse · 43 km
Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.