Bass Harbor Head Light
Bass Harbor Head Light is a lighthouse located within Acadia National Park in the southwest portion of Mount Desert Island, Maine, marking the entrance to Bass Harbor and Blue Hill Bay.
A lighthouse inside Tremont
Places to stay about a mile away
Bass Harbor Campground is 0.6 miles away; Bass Harbor Inn (1.2 mi) and Little Island House (1.3 mi) are close too. 24 places to stay are within 4 miles. Hotels nearby ↓
Winters are cold
January nights drop to 14°. When to go ↓
Established in 1858
Bass Harbor Head Light dates from 1858. About ↓
Best months: Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep
June, July, August and September are the mild months, with highs of 68–77°. When to go ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Tremont. Green months are the mild ones.
Bass Harbor Head Light
Bass Harbor Head Light is a lighthouse located within Acadia National Park in the southwest portion of Mount Desert Island, Maine, marking the entrance to Bass Harbor and Blue Hill Bay.
- Type
- Lighthouse
- Established
- 1858
- Listed
- National Register of Historic Places (1988)
- Wikipedia readers
- 6.9K a year
Hotels near Bass Harbor Head Light
24 places to stay within 4 miles. The closest is Bass Harbor Campground, 0.6 miles away.
Closest places to stay
- 1Bass Harbor Campgroundcampground · 0.6 mi northDirections
- 2Bass Harbor Inninn or B&B · 1.2 mi northDirections
- 3Little Island Househotel · 1.3 mi northDirections
- 4Sunset Cottageshotel · 1.5 mi northwestDirections
- 5Bass Harbor Cottageslodge or cabins · 1.7 mi northDirections
- 6Ann's Point Inninn or B&B · 2.0 mi northDirections
- 7Boathouse Way Cottageslodge or cabins · 2.0 mi northwestDirections
- 8Seawall Campgroundcampground · 2.1 mi northeastDirections
- 9Cohen Cottagelodge or cabins · 2.1 mi northDirections
- 10Seawall Motel and TideWatch Suitesmotel · 2.5 mi northeastDirections
Places to eat nearby
3 restaurants, cafés and bars within 1½ miles
Compare 8 towns to stay in
| Town | From Bass Harbor Head Light | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tremont 37% vacation homes | in town | — | 13 2 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 7 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds | 1,552 | $407K | — |
| Bar Harbor 24% vacation homes | 13 mi north | 20 min | 100 30 hotels · 16 motels · 33 inns & B&Bs · 13 lodges & cabins · 8 campgrounds | 5,352 | $538K | A |
| Southwest Harbor 44% vacation homes | 3 mi northeast | 5 min | 23 5 hotels · 2 motels · 11 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 4 campgrounds | 1,873 | $429K | A− |
| Mount Desert 58% vacation homes | 8 mi north | 10 min | 14 2 hotels · 5 inns & B&Bs · 7 campgrounds | 2,214 | $522K | — |
| Brooklin 49% vacation homes | 10 mi west | 15 min | 7 1 hotel · 1 motel · 3 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground | 827 | $339K | — |
| Trenton 30% vacation homes | 17 mi north | 25 min | 12 3 hotels · 4 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins · 2 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 1,656 | $357K | — |
| Ellsworth | 26 mi north | 40 min | 22 8 hotels · 2 motels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 7 campgrounds | 8,862 | $242K | C |
| Gouldsboro 36% vacation homes | 20 mi northeast | 30 min | 10 1 hotel · 3 inns & B&Bs · 4 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds | 1,769 | $277K | A+ |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Bass Harbor Head Light
Other well-known places within 64 miles.
Big draw11 mi National ParkAcadia National Park4.1M visitors a year
11 mi MountainCadillac Mountain
33 mi LandmarkFort Knox
64 mi LighthousePemaquid Point Light
39 mi MuseumFarnsworth Art Museum
13 mi MuseumAbbe Museum
62 mi National MonumentFrances Perkins National Monument40 mi Ski areaCamden Snow Bowl31 runs · 836 ft verticalPhoto credits
Acadia National Park: Plh1234us, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cadillac Mountain: The original uploader was NightThree at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0 · Fort Knox: Unknown, Public domain · Pemaquid Point Light: WestportWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Farnsworth Art Museum: Panoramio user MementoMori, CC BY 3.0 · Abbe Museum: AbbeMuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Frances Perkins National Monument: Robert Reed, NPS employee (per the same source), Public domain
Visiting Bass Harbor Head Light
Is Bass Harbor Head Light in Tremont?
Yes. It’s inside Tremont, ME.
When is the best time to visit Bass Harbor Head Light?
June, July, August and September, with highs of 68–77°.
What is the closest airport to Bass Harbor Head Light?
Hancock County-Bar Harbor (BHB), about 16 miles away. The nearest big hub is Portland International Jetport (PWM), about 106 miles.
What hotels are near Bass Harbor Head Light?
Bass Harbor Campground (0.6 mi), Bass Harbor Inn (1.2 mi) and Little Island House (1.3 mi). 24 places to stay are within 4 miles.
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