Bear Island Light

Summary

Bear Island Light is a lighthouse^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bear Island Light is located in Hancock County^[3].
• Bear Island Light is in the country of United States^[4].
• Bear Island Light's image is recorded as Bear Island Light Station Tower NPS.jpg^[5].
• Bear Island Light's instance of is recorded as lighthouse^[6].
• Bear Island Light's made from material is recorded as brick^[7].
• Bear Island Light's Commons category is recorded as Bear Island Light Station^[8].
• +1839-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bear Island Light^[9].
• Bear Island Light's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.2835, 'lon': -68.26988889}^[10].
• Bear Island Light's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/076v3d8^[11].
• Bear Island Light's NRHP reference number is recorded as 88000043^[12].
• Bear Island Light's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Bear Island^[13].
• Bear Island Light's service entry is recorded as +1889-00-00T00:00:00Z^[14].
• Bear Island Light's service retirement is recorded as +1981-00-00T00:00:00Z^[15].
• Bear Island Light's significant event is recorded as automatization^[16].
• Bear Island Light's light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 5s^[17].
• Bear Island Light's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place^[18].
• Bear Island Light's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9.5'}^[19].
• Bear Island Light's focal height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+30.5'}^[20].
• Bear Island Light's lighthouse range is recorded as {'unit': 'Q93318', 'amount': '+10'}^[21].
• Bear Island Light's ARLHS lighthouse ID is recorded as USA045^[22].
• Bear Island Light's located in protected area is recorded as Acadia National Park^[23].
• Bear Island Light's Admiralty number is recorded as J0045^[24].
• Bear Island Light's USCG lighthouse ID is recorded as 1-2105^[25].
• Bear Island Light's archINFORM project ID is recorded as 53901^[26].
• Bear Island Light's OpenStreetMap node ID is recorded as 367795292^[27].

Body

Geography

Bear Island Light is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Hancock County^[3].

Designation and Status

Bear Island Light's instance of is recorded as lighthouse^[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place^[18].

History and Context

+1839-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bear Island Light^[9].

Why It Matters

Bear Island Light ranks in the top 7% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]