Type:
Year Established:
1807
Existing:
Yes
Download:
IMG_1678adj_0.jpg (5.27 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2015
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
WHITEHEAD ISLAND/PENOBSCOT BAY SOUTHERN ENTRANCE
Latitude:
43° 58.7'
Longitude:
69° 7.5'
City / Town:
TENANTS HARBOR
U.S. State:
Maine
Location County:
KNOX
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
Pine Island Camp
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1852
Tower Construction Material:
GRANITE/ASPHALT
Tower Foundation:
NATURAL/EMPLACED
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
75
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
41
Tower Shape:
CONICAL ATTACHED TO SERVICE ROOM
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1888
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
BRICK
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1891
Keeper's Quarters Style:
T-SHAPED DUPLEX
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD FRAME
Other Structures:
OIL HOUSE (1891), GARAGE, BOATHOUSE WITH LAUNCHWAY, SCHOOLHOUSE (1891), FOUNDATION OF 1899 KEEPERS DWELLING, GRANITE WHARF (1871) (BRIDGE TO SHORE DEMOLISHED IN STORM), RAIN SHED FOUNDATION (1876)
OPTICS
Current Optic:
VLB-44 (LED), SOLAR POWERED (INSTALLED 2017)
Original Optic Type:
THIRD ORDER FIXED, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1855
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1982
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017