Tekαkαpimək is Penobscot for as far as one can see - pronounced de gah-gah bee mook. The Contact Station is sited on a height of land known as Lookout Mountain on a parcel designated by the State of Maine as T3 R7 WELS, Penobscot County. In 2020, the Monument was recognized for its brilliant dark skies and designated as the first International Dark Sky Sanctuary on the U.S. eastern seaboard.