WayfarrowBlue Hill Bay Light
Lighthouse · Hancock County, Maine
Blue Hill Bay Light is a lighthouse in Hancock County, Maine. Maine has 70 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 14 of them in Hancock County.
Its light sits 25 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl G 4s (a green flash every 4 seconds), with a range of about 5 nautical miles; it guards Blue Hill Bay.
Status check, 2026-11: The original brick tower and attached house still stand but are privately owned and dark since 1933–35. The active light is now on a post because its skeletal tower fell in 2016. Sources disagree on the build year (1856 vs 1857) and on height (22 ft vs 29 ft to the ventilator ball). It is not reachable by road: the nearest road is about 1 mile away, so it is seen from shore or reached by water. It stands at 44.2489° N, 68.4986° W.
Key facts
| Focal height | 25 ft |
|---|---|
| Light characteristic | Fl G 4s |
| Range | 5 nautical miles |
| Body of water | Blue Hill Bay |
| Coordinates | 44.24889, -68.49861 |
Nearby places
- Bass Harbor Head Lightlighthouse · Hancock County · 8.2 mi
- Burnt Coat Harbor Lightlighthouse · Hancock County · 8.3 mi
- Bear Island Lightlighthouse · Hancock County · 11.6 mi
- Pumpkin Island Lightlighthouse · Hancock County · 12.8 mi
- Winter Harbor Lightlighthouse · Hancock County · 12.8 mi
- Deer Island Thorofare Lightlighthouse · Hancock County · 12.9 mi
- Eagle Island Lightlighthouse · Hancock County · 13.5 mi
- Great Duck Island Lightlighthouse · Hancock County · 14.6 mi
- Isle Au Haut Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 14.8 mi
- Baker Island Lightlighthouse · Hancock County · 14.9 mi
- Penobscotghost town · Hancock County · 17.7 mi
- Goose Rocks Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 18.2 mi
Questions
Where is Blue Hill Bay Light?
Blue Hill Bay Light is in Hancock County, Maine, at 44.2489, -68.4986.
How many lighthouses are in Hancock County?
Hancock County, Maine has 14 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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