Mount Desert Light

Summary

Mount Desert Light is a lighthouse^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mount Desert Light is located in Frenchboro^[3].
• Mount Desert Light is in the country of United States^[4].
• Mount Desert Light is on the body of water Gulf of Maine^[5].
• Mount Desert Light's instance of is recorded as lighthouse^[6].
• Mount Desert Light's architect is recorded as Alexander Parris^[7].
• Mount Desert Light is made of granite^[8].
• Mount Desert Light took place at Mount Desert Island^[9].
• Mount Desert Light's Commons category is recorded as Mount Desert Light^[10].
• Mount Desert Light's color is recorded as unpainted^[11].
• Mount Desert Light's color is recorded as black^[12].
• 1830 marks the founding of Mount Desert Light^[13].
• Mount Desert Light's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 43.96861389, 'longitude': -68.12833667, 'precision': 2.77777777778e-06}^[14].
• Mount Desert Light's service entry is recorded as 1847^[15].
• Mount Desert Light's significant event is recorded as automatization^[16].
• Mount Desert Light's light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 15s^[17].
• Mount Desert Light's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Zwanzigster Band^[18].
• Mount Desert Light's shape is recorded as conical^[19].
• Mount Desert Light's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place^[20].
• Mount Desert Light's height is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+17.5'}^[21].
• Mount Desert Light's focal height is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+23'}^[22].
• Mount Desert Light's focal height is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3710', 'amount': '+75'}^[23].
• Mount Desert Light's lighthouse range is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q93318', 'amount': '+20'}^[24].
• Mount Desert Light's type of lens is recorded as third order Fresnel lens^[25].
• Mount Desert Light's type of lens is recorded as VRB-25^[26].

Body

Geography

Mount Desert Light is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Frenchboro^[3]. It is on the body of water Gulf of Maine^[5].

Designation and Status

Mount Desert Light's instance of is recorded as lighthouse^[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place^[20].

History and Context

1830 marks the founding of Mount Desert Light^[13].

Why It Matters

Mount Desert Light ranks in the top 7% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month).^[2]