Alternate Name(s):
Grindel Point
Type:
Year Established:
1850
Existing:
Yes
Download:
383_8324adj_0.jpg (3.81 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2007
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
LOCATION
Location:
GILKEY HARBOR
Latitude:
44° 16'
Longitude:
56° 36'
City / Town:
ISLESBORO
U.S. State:
Maine
Location County:
WALDO
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
Town of Islesboro
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1934-1987
Year Tower Established:
1874
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
39
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
39
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1874
Keeper's Quarters Style:
CAPE COD (ATTACHED)
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD FRAME
Other Structures:
OIL HOUSE (1906), BOATHOUSE (1886)
OPTICS
Current Optic:
VLB-44 (LED), SOLAR POWERED (INSTALLED 2017)
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
In 1934, the lighthouse was deactivated and replaced by a nearby light on a skeleton tower. The lighthouse and grounds became the property of the Town of Islesboro and the keeper's house was converted into the Sailor's Memorial Museum, which opened in 1938.
The people of Islesboro convinced the Coast Guard to move the navigational light back to the lighthouse in 1987. A 250 mm optic was installed in the lantern. That optic was replaced by a VLB-44 (LED) optic in 2017.
(New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide at www.newenglandlighthouses.net)