Location: Off the northwestern tip of Little Deer
Isle, western entrance to Eggemoggin Reach, Penobscot Bay
Nearest town: Deer Isle
- 44 18 33 N
- 68 44 33 W
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Accessibility: The island and lighthouse are not
open to the public, but a view from the mainland is available.
From Route 1 in Orland, take Route 175 South. After about 22
miles, turn right onto Route 15 and continue for about five miles
south across a bridge to Little Deer Isle. On Little Deer Isle,
where Route 15 turns left, bear right through a triangular intersection
onto Eggemoggin Road. Continue for 2.7 miles to the end of the
road and park at a fishng pier, with a view of the lighthouse
about 1,000 feet offshore.
Station established: 1855; Present lighthouse built:
1854
Discontinued: 1933
Construction material: Brick
Height of tower: 28 feet
Original optic: Fifth-order Fresnel lens (1854); Present
optic: None
Other buildings still standing: 1854 keeper's house,
1885 boathouse (enlarged 1906), 1904 oil house
Lighthouse is privately owned.
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