Matinicus Rock (Twin Towers)

Year Established:
1827
Existing:
Yes
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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:
  1. Matinicus Rock (Twin Towers)
  2. Matinicus Rock (Twin Towers)
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

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

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
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

Comments:

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)


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