Baker Island Light, Baker Island

Name: Baker Island Light
Address: Baker Island, United States

#1 among attractions in Baker Island

Top attraction, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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Baker Island Light is a lighthouse on Baker Island, Maine, which is part of Acadia National Park. The light station was established in 1828 as a guide to the southern entrance to Frenchman Bay. The present tower was built in 1855; the well-preserved tower, keeper's house, and associated outbuildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. ()

Coordinates: 44°14'28"N, 68°11'56"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Thuya Garden, Asticou Azalea Garden, Bear Island Light, Islesford Historical Museum.

5.6 miNW
Garden, Park
Thuya Garden, Northeast Harbor
143 min walk • Thuya Garden is a semi-formal herbaceous garden, in the style of Gertrude Jekyll, located at 15 Thuya Drive, Northeast Harbor, Maine. It is open daily from May through October.
6 miNW
Botanical garden, Garden, Park
Asticou Azalea Garden, Northeast Harbor
155 min walk • The Asticou Azalea Garden in Northeast Harbor, Maine, United States, is a popular visitor attraction. It was created by lifelong resident of the village, Charles Kenneth Savage, in 1956.
4.6 miNW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Bear Island Light, Bear Island
117 min walk • Bear Island Light is a lighthouse on Bear Island near Mt. Desert Island, at the entrance to Northeast Harbor, Maine. It was first established in 1839. The present structure was built in 1889.
2.4 miNW
Museum, History museum
Islesford Historical Museum, Little Cranberry Island
61 min walk • The Islesford Historical Museum and Blue Duck Ships' Store are related historical exhibits on Little Cranberry Island in Maine, USA, within the boundaries of Acadia National Park.
7.7 miNW
Fjord
Somes Sound, Northeast Harbor
197 min walk • Somes Sound is a fjard, a body of water running deep into Mount Desert Island, the main site of Acadia National Park in Maine, United States. Its deepest point is approximately 175 feet, and it is over 100 feet deep in several places. The sound almost splits the island in two.
5.4 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Mary's-By-The-Sea, Northeast Harbor
138 min walk • St. Mary's-By-The-Sea is a historic Gothic Revival church at 20 South Shore Road in Northeast Harbor, Maine. One a few known designs of Maine architect Harry Vaughn and built in 1902, it is one of a number of architect-designed summer chapels built around the turn of the 20th century with funding from wealthy summer residents.
5.7 miNW
44°17'42"N • 68°17'9"W
Mt. Desert Chamber of Commerce, Northeast Harbor
145 min walk • Museum
6.7 miNW
Archaeological site
Fernald Cove, Northeast Harbor
172 min walk • The Fernald Point Prehistoric Site is an archaeological site in Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island on the central coast of Maine.
4.3 miNW
Church, Shingle style architecture
Saint Jude's Episcopal Church, Northeast Harbor
111 min walk • Saint Jude's Episcopal Church is a historic church at 277 Peabody Drive in Seal Harbor, Maine. Built in 1887–89, this Shingle-style church is the least-altered surviving example of ecclesiastical architecture in Maine designed by the noted exponent of the style, William Ralph Emerson.
4.4 miNW
Church
Seal Harbor Congregational Church, Northeast Harbor
112 min walk • The former Seal Harbor Congregational Church is a historic church building on Peabody Drive in Seal Harbor, Maine. It was built in 1902, and is an elegant expression of the Shingle style in a seasonal church building.
5.9 miNW
Church, Shingle style architecture
Union Church of Northeast Harbor, Northeast Harbor
150 min walk • The Union Church of Northeast Harbor is a historic church at 21 Summit Road in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Designed by Peabody and Stearns and built in 1887, it is a notable local example of Shingle style architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.