New Presque Isle Light was created in 1870.
1053 miles by sea
680 miles
630 miles taking this route:Take I-95 NORTH, from New York City, all the way up to U.S. 1 to HOULTON and PRESQUE ISLE at EXIT 302 in MAINE; turn left off the exit ramp onto U.S. 1 NORTH to PRESQUE ISLE. To bypass PROVIDENCE, take I-295 (RI) (EXIT 11 off I-95 in RHODE ISLAND to get onto I-295 NORTH).Take U.S. 1 NORTH to Presque Isle.
It is 199 miles according to Google Maps.
Like many other things, that will depend on your precise location; the number of daylight hours in Presque Isle, Maine will be longer than the number of daylight hours in Newport, Rhode Island. Here is the sunrise/sunset data for Presque Isle, ME on June 21, 2010: Sunrise 4:38 a.m. Sunset 8:29 p.m. Twilight at this latitude adds about a half-hour at either end of the day. So, it looks like about 15.8 hours. It would be somewhat less south of Presque Isle, and a little longer anywhere north of there.
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