Type:
Year Established:
1828
Existing:
Yes
Download:
415_1544adj.jpg (3.7 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2008
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
LOCATION
Location:
Cranberry Islands, about 4 miles southeast of Mount Desert Island
Latitude:
44° 14.5'
Longitude:
68° 11.58'
U.S. State:
Maine
Location County:
Hancock
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
National Park Service - Acadia National Park
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1855
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
NATURAL/EMPLACED
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
105
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
43
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1855
Keeper's Quarters Style:
CAPE COD
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
BRICK OIL HOUSE (1895), SHINGLED FUEL HOUSE (1905), 2 STORAGE BUILDINGS
OPTICS
Current Optic:
VLB-44 (LED), SOLAR POWERED (INSTALLED 2017)
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1855
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1957
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017