BURNT ISLAND

Year Established:
1821
Existing:
Yes
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2006
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont

LOCATION

Location:
BOOTHBAY HARBOR ENTRANCE
Latitude:
43° 49.5'
Longitude:
69° 38.5'
City / Town:
SOUTHPORT
U.S. State:
Maine
Location County:
LINCOLN
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Owner / Manager:
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Open to Public:
Yes
Light List Data:
  1. BURNT ISLAND
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1821
Tower Construction Material:
RUBBLE STONE
Tower Foundation:
NATURAL/EMPLACED
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
61
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
30
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1895
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1857
Keeper's Quarters Style:
COTTAGE (ATTACHED)
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
OIL HOUSE (1899), COVERED WALKWAY (1857) BETWEEN TOWER & DWELLING, BOATHOUSE (1880); ORIG. FUEL HOUSE, BOATHOUSE (1879), BARN (1877), HEN HOUSE (1907)

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
300 MM
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1857
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1988
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017