Type:
Year Established:
1892
Existing:
Yes
Download:
IMG_6426adj2_0.jpg (6.03 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
August 4, 2012
Photo Credit:
Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont
LOCATION
Location:
CAPE NEWAGEN/BOOTHBAY HARBOR APPROACH
Latitude:
43° 46'
Longitude:
69° 39'
City / Town:
SOUTHPORT
U.S. State:
Maine
Location County:
Lincoln
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
Cuckolds Fog Signal and Light Station Council
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1907
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
SURFACE ROCK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
59
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
48
Tower Shape:
OCTAGONAL
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1892
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1892
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD (2011 RECONSTRUCTION)
Other Structures:
BOATHOUSE
OPTICS
Current Optic:
VLB-44 (LED)
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1974
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
The station on the rocks known as the Cuckolds was originally established as a fog signal station in 1892; a light was added in 1907.
Information: New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide at www.newenglandlighthouses.net