2.Tibbetts' Ledge. This lies east from Petit Manan 4 or 5 miles. The marks are Schoodic Island over Green Island of Petit Manan and the Ladle over Nash's Island.
3. Ben's Ground. Lies ESE from Petit Manan 4 or 5 miles. The marks are Petit Manan Light to northward of Middle Hill of Mount Desert, and Humpback Mountain on the west side of Trafton's Island or Pond Island Light to the eastward of Jordan's Delight.
4. Grumpy: Marks: Big Camden Mountain over the Eastern Ear of Isle au Haut; Fog Island in Jericho Bay, touching on the eastern part of Big Spoon Island; Brimstone between Isle au Haute and the Western Ear.
5. Hatchell Ground. Marks are eastern Mount Desert Hill in the Middle Saddle of Long Island, and Little Spoon Island in the great or center Saddle of Isle au Haute.
6. Blue Hill Ground. Marks: Brimstone Island out by the western head of Isle au Haute and Blue Hill on the west side of Marshall Island. These marks lead to a depth of 25 fathoms on the northeast part of the ground, deepening southwest to 40 fathoms in 1 mile
7. Inner Horse Reef. Marks: Bring Blue Hill Mountain in the saddle of White Horse; Brimstone showing between Western Ear and Isle au Haute.
8. Matinicus Sou'Sou'West Grounds. Marks: The high pinnacle on the eastern end of Wooden Ball, showing just out by Matinicus Rock, SW. by S. from the rock, 5 miles.
9. White Head Ground. Marks: Bring Black Head, White Head, and Gull Head in range on the east side of Monhegan Island.
10. Monhegan Western Ground. Marks: Bring houses on New Harbor over the white cliff on Pemaquid 6 miles from New Harbor.
11. Great Ledge. Ten miles S. from Cape Newagen Marks: Show the sawtooth of Morse's Mountain coming out by Seguin on the western side; hold this until Pumpkin Island comes onto White Island.
12. Barnum Head Grounds. These lie SSE. from Damariscove Island Marks: Bring the peak of Heron Island on Damariscove and the "Whistler" on Seguin, 7 miles from Damariscove Island (this gives 21-fathom soundings) or Big White Island's inner part just touching on Barnum Head; Morse Mountain (in Kennebec) touching on eastern part of Seguin to make a sawtooth.
13. The Apron. Four and one-half miles from Monhegan. Marks are the tripod on Eastern Egg Rock over Franklin Island Light; Monhegan Light over the middle of Manana.
14. Inner and Outer Boutens (Bootlegs). The inner ground lies 3 miles SW. from Monhegan Island. Marks: The Tripod on Western Duck Island on the eastern side of the big eastern mountain of Camden: Black Head just out by White Head; White Head through the "Hole in the Wall."
15. Seguin Sou'Sou'West Ground. This ground lies SSW. from the western part of Seguin Island, the center distant 4 miles. Marks: Elwells Rock touching the western side of Seguin, and Fullers Rock touching the southern part of Bald Head.
16. Seguin Ridge Marks: Pond Island Light on the eastern spur of Seguin; Wooded Mark Island on Bald Head (Small Point).
17. McIntire Reef. This reef is SSW. from Bald Head (Cape Small Point). Marks are Yarmouth Island Hill over Mark Island and Pond Island Light on the northern part of Fullers Rock.
18. Seguin Hub. This lies SSE. 5½ miles from Seguin Light. Marks: Hunnewell Point Woods on Seguin; Damariscotta Hill over Damariscove Island.
19. Inner Kettle. This is S. by E. from Seguin and distant 8 miles. Marks are as follows: The Eastern Hawkwings (west side of the Kennebec River) on western side of Seguin; Damariscove Mountain just touching the east side of Damariscove Island.
20 White Head Ground. Marks: Bring Black Head, White Head, and Gull Head in range on the east side of Monhegan Island.
21. The White Hub Shoal. Marks Bring Budd cottage out by White Head, Black Head. and Allens Island touching.
22. Green Ground. Marks: The eastern end of Elmwood Rock on the little high woods of Small Point: the Outer Sister on Lower Five Island.
23. The Garden. This is a broken piece of ground lying outside The Elbow and Eagle Island. Marks: Halfway Rock Light on the big field of Chebeague Island; Eagle Island Woods on the woods in the Eastern Bay.
24. Old Orchard Ground, Wood Island Ground, Cape Porpoise Peaks. Marks: The eastern end of Wood Island on the bank at Old Orchard; to the center 6 miles SSE. from Wood Island Light.
25 Drunken Ledge (Drunkers). Eight miles from Cape Elizabeth; 3 miles N. of Tanta 4 miles S. by E. from the whistling buoy off Cape Elizabeth. Marks: Western Light of Cape Elizabeth on eastern part of woods on Cape until the lightship bears NE.
26. Flat Ledge; Temple Ledge. Two miles SW. of Bald Head, Cape Small Point, Marks: Wallace House in Bald Head Cove on the western edge of Bald Head; Flag Island and the eastern Brown Cow into line.
27. The Gully aka Mark Island Gully. Marks: Bring Seguin over Fullers Rock, 6 miles from Mark Island.
28. Fire Ground. This ground is E. by S. from the lightship 10 miles. Marks: Bradbury Mountain on Jaquish: Long Reach Mountain (in Quahog Bay) just to westward of Wooded Mark Island, "the length of an oar."
29. Winker Ground. The ground lies in a NE. and SW. direction, about 2 miles long by 1/4 mile wide. Marks: Run 5 miles SW. from the whistling buoy off Cape Elizabeth. or until Ram Island Winker Light shows out by Cape Elizabeth.
30. Long Hill Ground. This lies SSE. from Cape Elizabeth, 9 miles to the center. Marks: Bring the western light of Cape Elizabeth on the middle of Johnsons Woods on the high land of the cape, which with the course given before, will bring to the center.
31. Blue Clay Ground. also called Southeast Ground. This bears S. by E. from Boon Island. from which it is distant 8 miles. A long, narrow strip of hard bottom, separated from the Blue Clay by a narrow mud gully of somewhat greater depth, is called the Prong. Marks: Bring Acre Hill in line, Notch of Agamenticus at the distance from Cape Porpoise just given. From the Isle of Shoals the Prong is distant 10 miles SE. by E.
32. Tower Ground. Marks: Bring Boon Island Light on the Peak of Mount Agamenticus, running off until the top of the tower and the top of the mountain are level, perhaps 6 miles from Boon Island.
33. Ten Acre or Nipper Ground. Extends S. ½ E. from Boon Island 6 miles and E. from Isles of Shoals 7 miles. Marks: White Hills over Boon Island on center (these cross bearings meet near the center of the ground); also, the Black Hill W. of Portsmouth over the Star Island of the Isles of Shoals leads to the small rocky shoal that is in the middle of the ground.
End of Maine coast list of navigation marks
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