SADDLEBACK LEDGE

Year Established:
1839
Existing:
Yes
Download:
IMG_0113adj.jpg (12.79 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2013
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
ISLE AU HAUT BAY
Latitude:
44° 0.8'
Longitude:
68° 43.6'
City / Town:
VINALHAVEN
U.S. State:
Maine
Location County:
KNOX
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Owner / Manager:
U.S. Coast Guard
Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. SADDLEBACK LEDGE
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1839
Tower Construction Material:
GRANITE
Tower Foundation:
SURFACE ROCK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
52
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
42
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
VLB-44 (LED), SOLAR POWERED (INSTALLED 2017)
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER
Year Original Lens Installed:
1856
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1954
USCG Access to Optics:
No

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