Alternate Name(s):
Rockland Harbor Breakwater
Type:
Year Established:
1827
Existing:
Yes
Download:
Rockland Breakwater Light (6) by REE_0.jpeg (343.57 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
Ralph Eshelman
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
LOCATION
Location:
JAMESON POINT/ENTRANCE TO ROCKLAND HARBOR
Latitude:
44° 6.2'
Longitude:
69° 4.7'
City / Town:
ROCKLAND
U.S. State:
Maine
Location County:
KNOX
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
City of Rockland (owner), American Lighthouse Foundation (manager)
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1902
Tower Construction Material:
DRESSED STONE/BRICK
Tower Foundation:
TIMBER/GRANITE PIER
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
39
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
25
Tower Shape:
SQUARE TOWER ON FOG SIGNAL BUILDING
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1902
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
BRICK
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1902
Keeper's Quarters Style:
GAMBREL (ATTACHED)
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
NONE
OPTICS
Current Optic:
VRB-25 (SOLAR POWERED)
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER
Year Original Lens Installed:
1902
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1965
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017