Type:
Year Established:
1839
Existing:
Yes
Download:
IMG_1899adj_0.jpg (1.32 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2011
Photo Credit:
Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont
LOCATION
Location:
Entrance to Somes Sound, about 1200 feet offshore from Mount Desert Island
Latitude:
°44.28
Longitude:
°68.27
City / Town:
NORTHEAST HARBOR
U.S. State:
Maine
Location County:
HANCOCK
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
National Park Service - Acadia NP
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1981-1989
Year Tower Established:
1889
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
GRANITE RUBBLE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
100
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
31
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL ATTACHED TO WORKROOM
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1889
Keeper's Quarters Style:
GAMBREL ROOF
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
STONE OIL HOUSE (1905), BOATHOUSE, BARN (1889)
OPTICS
Current Optic:
Acrylic modern optic
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1858
Private Aid:
Yes
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017