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Curtis Island Light

Camden, Maine

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Curtis Island Light
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Location: Entrance to Camden Harbor; Nearest town: Camden

44 12 06 N
69 02 54 W

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Accessibility: The island is a public park but is accessible only by boat. The lighthouse is not open to the public. The lighthouse is most easily seen from sightseeing cruises leaving Camden Harbor.

Station established: 1835; Present lighthouse built: 1896; Automated: 1972

Construction material: Brick; Height of tower: 25 feet; Height of focal plane: 52 feet

Previous optic: Fourth order Fresnel (now at Camden Public Library); Present optic: 300 mm

Characteristic: Occulting green, four seconds (four seconds of green followed by one second of darkness)

Other buildings still standing: 1889 keeper's house, 1889 barn, 1889 boathouse, 1895 oil house

Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation. Maintained by:

Town of Camden

P.O. Box 1207

 Camden, ME 04843

Related sites

Camden Resource and Vacation Guide

Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamber of Commerce

Maine.info: Resources for Maine Travel & Living

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