Location: Off Petit Manan Point
Nearest town: Corea
44 22 03 N
67 51 52 W
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Accessibility: The lighthouse is not open to the
public and is best seen by boat.
Station established: 1817; Present lighthouse built:
1855; Automated: 1972
Construction material: Granite with brick lining
Height of tower: 119 feet; Height of focal plane:
123 feet.
Other buildings still standing: 1875 keeper's house,
1876 engine house, 1887 fog signal building, rain shed, boathouse.
Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation; the island
is part of the
Maine
Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge
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Earlier optic: Second-order Fresnel (1855)
Present optic: VRB-25, solar powered.
Characteristic: Flashing white every 10 seconds
Fog signal: One blast every 30 seconds
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