Location: Blue Hill Bay approach; Nearest town: Frenchboro.
44 08 30 N
68 14 42 W
Mapquest link
Accessibility: The lighthouse is not open to the
public; it is best viewed by boat.
Station established: 1890; Present lighthouse built:
1890; Automated: 1986
Construction material: Brick; Height of tower: 42
feet; Height of focal plane: 67 feet
Other buildings still standing: 1890 keeper's house,
1890 fog signal building, 1890 boathouse, 1890 storage building,
1901 oil house
Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation. Property
maintained by:
College
of the Atlantic
105 Eden St.
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
(207) 288-5015
|
Earlier optic: 1890: Fifth-order Fresnel
1902: Fourth-order Fresnel
Present optic: VRB-25
Characteristic: Flashing red every five seconds; range
19 nautical miles
Fog signal: One blast every 15 seconds
|
