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Doubling Point Rear Range Light

Doubling Point Rear Range Light, seen from above at true elevation

Doubling Point Rear Range Light is a lighthouse in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Tate Hill stands 109 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Doubling Point Front Range Light, a lighthouse 0.1 miles away.

The story

lighthouse in Maine, United States

Dates from 1898.

Wikidata Q5300172, joined on its National Register reference.

What the record says

Built
1898

What to expect

Operated by
U.S. Coast Guard

How to reach it

Coordinates43.88478, -69.79567

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 38
Museums: 33
Artworks: 31
Beaches: 29
  • Thomas Point Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Cole Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Hendricks Head Beach: 6.9 mi
  • South Beach: 7.5 mi
  • East Beach: 7.8 mi
Attractions: 28
  • Vayo Meditation Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Haney Hillside Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Arbor Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Restaurant Pavilion: 6.7 mi
  • Horticultural Building, Costal Maine Botanical Gardens: 6.8 mi
Gardens: 21
Cliffs: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • First Falls: 20.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Doubling Point Rear Range Light. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tate HillNW 308°109 m12.5 mi
Cox PinnacleWNW 287°108 m13.9 mi
Wheeler HillNW 320°89 m12.7 mi
Kenniston HillE 90°87 m8.7 mi
Oak HillW 276°85 m12.0 mi
Mount HungerENE 57°83 m11.2 mi
Fuller MountainSSW 203°81 m5.3 mi
Bald RockW 280°81 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1418:52
June solstice04:5819:4220:26
September equinox06:2718:0118:39
December solstice07:1115:1816:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232532435362686760504029
Precip in4.43.94.94.33.64.43.73.24.35.24.35.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westport Island, 4 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Mill Point, Sasanoa River, ME, 2 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 87002263OpenStreetMap
  • National Register of Historic Places — Kennebec River Light Station, reference 87002263, listed 01/21/88.

OpenStreetMap element node/9693887279

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