Little River Lighthouse, Cutler, Maine

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Little River Light

Cutler, Maine

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Location: Little River Island, Cutler Harbor

Nearest town: Cutler

44 39 03 N
67 11 32 W

Accessibility: The lighthouse is best viewed from cruises offered by the Bold Coast Charter Company.

Station established: 1847; Present lighthouse built: 1876; Deactivated: 1975-2001 (light moved to steel skeleton tower); Relighted: 2001

Construction materials: Cast iron, lined with brick

Height of tower: 41 feet; Height of focal plane: 56 feet

Earlier optic: Fifth-order Fresnel; Present optic: VRB-25 (right)

Characteristic: Flashing white every six seconds

Fog signal: One blast every 10 seconds

Other buildings still standing: 1888 keeper's house, 1881 boathouse, 1905 oil house

U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation.

Owned by the American Lighthouse Foundation

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Washington County, Maine

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