Location: Casco Bay, eastern approach to Portland
Harbor; Nearest town: Harpswell, Maine
43 39 21 N
70 02 12 W
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Accessibility: The lighthouse is not open to the
public. It can be reached only by boat or helicopter, and landing
a boat is very difficult. It can be seen distantly from Land's
End at the southern tip of Bailey Island.
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Station established: 1871; Present lighthouse built:
1871; Automated: 1975
Construction material: Granite, brick
Height of tower: 76 feet; Height of focal plane: 77
feet
Original optic: Third-order Fresnel; Present optic:
VRB-25 (solar powered)
Characteristic: Flashing red every five seconds; Fog
signal: Two blasts every 30 seconds
Other buildings still standing: None
Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation
The lighthouse has been licensed by the Coast Guard
to the American
Lighthouse Foundation
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