Type:
Year Established:
1822
Existing:
Yes
Download:
IMG_4325adj.jpg (4.75 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2017
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
LOCATION
Location:
MACHIAS BAY ENTRANCE
Latitude:
44° 34.1'
Longitude:
67° 22.1'
City / Town:
MACHIASPORT
U.S. State:
Maine
Location County:
WASHINGTON
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge)
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1822
Tower Construction Material:
GRANITE BLOCKS
Tower Foundation:
NATURAL/EMPLACED
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
91
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
42
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1884
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
BRICK
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
FOG SIGNAL BUILDING (1884), BOAT LAUNCHWAY (DETERIORATING)
OPTICS
Current Optic:
VRB-25 (SOLAR POWERED)
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1855
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1974
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
After automation in 1974, the buildings were destroyed except for the lighthouse tower and fog signal building. Under the Maine Lights Program, the property was turned over to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1998. It is part of the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
(New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide at www.newenglandlighthouses.net)