Type:
Year Established:
1890
Existing:
Yes
Download:
IMG_0260adj_0.jpg (4.74 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
August 25, 2018
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
LOCATION
Location:
EAST ENTRANCE FOX ISLANDS THOROFARE
Latitude:
44° 8.1'
Longitude:
68° 49.9'
City / Town:
NORTH HAVEN
U.S. State:
Maine
Location County:
KNOX
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
Beacon Preservation, Inc.
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1890
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON
Tower Foundation:
CAST IRON/CONCRETE CAISSON
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
51
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
51
Tower Shape:
SPARKPLUG
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1890
Keeper's Quarters Style:
SPARK PLUG INTEGRAL
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
CAST IRON
Other Structures:
NONE
OPTICS
Current Optic:
250 MM, SOLAR POWERED
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1963
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017