WayfarrowNash Island Light
Lighthouse · Washington County, Maine
Nash Island Light is a lighthouse in Washington County, Maine. Maine has 70 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 11 of them in Washington County.
It guards Pleasant Bay; it was deactivated in 1982.
Status check, 2026-11: The square brick tower replaced the 1838 original; the Coast Guard dates it to 1874 and Lighthousefriends to 1873, and heights are given as 35 or 36 ft, so both are left null. It was decommissioned in 1982 and is now owned by Friends of Nash Island Light. It stands at 44.4642° N, 67.7472° W.
Key facts
| Deactivated | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Body of water | Pleasant Bay |
| Coordinates | 44.46419, -67.74725 |
Nearby places
- Narraguagus Lightlighthouse · Washington County · 4.2 mi
- Petit Manan Lightlighthouse · Washington County · 8.8 mi
- Moose Peak Light Shalen’s New Homelighthouse · Washington County · 10.6 mi
- Prospect Harbor Point Lightlighthouse · Hancock County · 13.8 mi
- Libby Island Lightlighthouse · Washington County · 20.1 mi
- Egg Rock Lightlighthouse · Hancock County · 20.8 mi
- Crabtree Ledge Lightlighthouse · Hancock County · 23.4 mi
- Avery Rock Lightlighthouse · Washington County · 23.8 mi
- Baker Island Lightlighthouse · Hancock County · 27.2 mi
- Bear Island Lightlighthouse · Hancock County · 28.7 mi
- Little River Lightlighthouse · Washington County · 30.3 mi
- Great Duck Island Lightlighthouse · Hancock County · 33.3 mi
Questions
Where is Nash Island Light?
Nash Island Light is in Washington County, Maine, at 44.4642, -67.7472.
How many lighthouses are in Washington County?
Washington County, Maine has 11 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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