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 Browns Head, ME
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Location: Located near the northwestern tip of Vinalhaven Island, marking the western entrance to the Fox Islands Thorofare, which passes between Vinalhaven and North Haven Islands.
Latitude: 44.111764
Longitude: -68.909496

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Travel Instructions: Browns Head Lighthouse can be visited by taking the ferry from Rockland to Vinalhaven. From the ferry landing in Vinalhaven turn right on Main Street and after 0.3 miles turn left on High Street. Follow High Street 0.4 miles to its end and turn right on North Haven Road. After 6.5 miles on North Haven Road, turn left on Tip Toe Mountain Road and after a half mile turn right on Browns Head Light Road.

Old Quarry Ocean Adventures offers a Lighthouse Boat Trip that includes Browns Head Lighthouse.

The lighthouse is owned by the Town of Vinalhaven, and the town's manager resides in the dwelling. Ground open, dwelling/tower closed.

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