Location: Fisherman's Passage, Boothbay Harbor
Nearest town: Boothbay Harbor
- 43 48 14 N
- 69 35 58 W
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Accessibility: The lighthouse is not open to the
public. The grounds are open by appointment; call (207) 882-9721.
The station is best seen from cruises
leaving Boothbay Harbor and the Maine
Maritime Museum in Bath
Station established: 1883; Present lighthouse built:
1883; Automated: 1965
Construction materials: Granite, brick
Height of tower: 40 feet; Height of focal plane: 36
feet
Earlier optic: Fourth-order Fresnel; Present optic:
250 mm
Characteristic: Three seconds red alternating with
three seconds darkness
Fog signal: One blast every 30 seconds
Other buildings still standing: 1883 keeper's house,
1883 barn, 1898 oil house, cistern, storage building
Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation. Grounds
and other buildings maintained by:
- Ram Island Preservation Society
- (Part of the Grand Banks Schooner Museum Trust)
P.O. Box 123
Boothbay, Maine 04537
(207) 633-4727
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