Ram Island Light, Boothbay Harbor

Name: Ram Island Light
Address: Boothbay Harbor, United States

#1 among attractions in Boothbay Harbor

Top attraction, Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse

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Ram Island Light is a lighthouse located just offshore of Ram Island, marking the eastern entrance to Boothbay Harbor, Maine, and the west side of the mouth of the Damariscotta River. It was built in 1883 and automated in 1965. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Ram Island Light Station on January 21, 1988. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 43°48'14"N, 69°35'57"W

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Ram Island Light – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pemaquid Point Light, Burnt Island Light, Pemaquid Beach, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

5.2 miNE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Pemaquid Point Light, Bristol
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2.5 miNW
Lighthouse
Burnt Island Light, Southport
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6.1 miNE
43°52'16"N • 69°31'10"W
Pemaquid Beach, Bristol
156 min walk • Beach
5.8 miNW
Botanical garden, Garden, Park
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay
147 min walk • Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in Boothbay, Maine. It was opened in 2007. The gardens have been named one of Maine's top attractions. Its gardens and landscape include nearly a mile of tidewater shoreline.
6.3 miNE
Museum, Forts and castles
Fort William Henry, New Harbor
161 min walk • Fort William Henry is located in the village of New Harbor in the town of Bristol, Maine. The fort was, in its time, the largest in New England. The fort was originally built in 1692 but destroyed four years later by New France in the Siege of Pemaquid. A reconstruction was built in 1908.
6.5 miNE
Park, Museum, History museum
Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site, New Harbor
166 min walk • Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site is a publicly owned historic property operated by the state of Maine near Pemaquid Beach in Bristol, Maine.
4.7 miW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Hendricks Head Light, Boothbay Harbor
120 min walk • Hendricks Head Light is a lighthouse in Southport, Maine marking the west side of the mouth of the Sheepscot River. The light station was established in 1829, and its present structures date to 1875. It was deactivated in 1933, but relit in 1951.
3.6 miNW
Library, Greek Revival architecture
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library, Boothbay Harbor
93 min walk • Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library is the public library of Boothbay Harbor, Lincoln County, Maine. It is located at 4 Oak Street, in an architecturally significant Greek Revival building constructed as a private residence in 1842.
6.9 miNE
43°52'26"N • 69°30'3"W
Pemaquid Craft Co-op, New Harbor
176 min walk • Shopping, Museum
3.8 miN
43°51'22"N • 69°37'34"W
Boothbay Region Historical Society, Boothbay Harbor
98 min walk • History museum, Museum
3.7 miN
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Pythian Opera House, Boothbay Harbor
96 min walk • The Pythian Opera House, also known historically as the Knights of Pythias Hall, Boothbay Harbor Opera House and The Opera House, and formally as The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, is a historic meeting hall and multifunction building at 86 Townsend Avenue in Boothbay Harbor, Maine.

Ram Island Light, Boothbay Harbor

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Ram Island Light – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)