Type:
Year Established:
1827
Existing:
Yes
Download:
IMG_0536adj_0.jpeg (320.27 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2018
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
LOCATION
Location:
6 MILES SOUTH OF MATINICUS ISLAND
Latitude:
43° 47'
Longitude:
68° 51.3'
City / Town:
ROCKLAND
U.S. State:
Maine
Location County:
KNOX
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge)
Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
Light list data courtesy Gary RiemenschneiderSTRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1857
Tower Construction Material:
GRANITE BLOCKS
Tower Foundation:
NATURAL/EMPLACED
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
90
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
48
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1888
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
BRICK
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1846
Keeper's Quarters Style:
RECTANGULAR
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
GRANITE/WOOD
Other Structures:
STORAGE BUILDING, BOATHOUSE (1890), 2 CISTERNS, RAILWAY, FOUNDATION OF ASST KEEPERS, BRICK GENERATOR BUILDING, 2 PLASTIC GENERATOR SHEDS, HELICOPTER PAD
OPTICS
Current Optic:
VEGA VRB-25 SOLAR POWERED
Original Optic Type:
THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1857
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1983 (south tower)
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
The north light was discontinued on August 15, 1923. Under the Maine Lights Program, the lighthouse became the property of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1998. The National Audubon Society researches and protects the island's seabird population.
(New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide at www.newenglandlighthouses.net)