Brown's Head Light
Vinalhaven: This lighthouse was originally built in 1832 and then replaced in 1857.This lighthouse was built out of white brick in a cylindrical shape, standing at 24 feet. An oil house was added in 1903. Ferry from Rockland.
Burnt Island Light
Southport: Built in 1821 on the West side of the entrance to Boothbay Harbor, this is one of the oldest lighthouses on the East Coast. It is about a mile from the harbor and has a 26 foot white stone conical tower that attracts picnickers. It can also be viewed from Spruce Point in Boothbay Harbor
The Cuckolds Light
Newagen: First built in 1892, this unusual lighthouse now has a 48 foot white wooden octagonal tower built on top of the existing dwelling in 1907. Located off Cape Newagen, west side entrance to Boothbay Harbor. Can be viewed from the town dock in Newagen
Curtis Island Light
Camden: This lighthouse is located on the South side of Camden Harbor and was built in 1838. It was replaced in 1896. This white cylindrical shaped tower stands 26 feet high. Access is by boat only.
Doubling Point Light
Arrowsic: This white wooden octagonal structure was built in 1899. The tower is 13 feet high and sits on a granite pier. A wooden footbridge extends to the privately owned keeper's quarters. Located in the east bank Kennebec River.
Fort Point Light
Stockton Springs: This light was built under the orders of President Andrew Jackson in 1836. It stands 26 feet and is a white square tower. The original fog bell house still exists. It is located within Fort Point State. View end of Fort Point Road, off Route 1.
Franklin Island Light
Friendship: In 1805 this lighthouse was built on the Northwestern side of the island and it was rebuilt in 1857. The tower stands 37 feet and is a white cylindrical shape. It is accessible by boat.
Goose Rocks Light
North Haven: This lighthouse was built in 1890 made out of cast-iron in a conical shape standing at 51 feet high. Access by boat.
Grindel Point Light
Islesboro: This lighthouse overlooks the entrance to Gilkey Harbor. The light is 54 feet above average high water. It was originally built in 1851 and was replaced in 1874. The tower alone stands 32 feet tall and is constructed in a unique pyramidal shape. Privately owned. Can be reached by auto ferry from Lincolnville Beach.
Hendricks Head Light
Southport: The light was first put to use in 1829 and restored in1875. The 39 foot white square tower is located on the East side of the mouth of theSheepscot River. It is privately owned.
Heron Neck Light
Vinalhaven: This lighthouse was built in 1854 and fire damaged it in 1989. The tower is a 22 foot white cylindrical shape and access is by boat.
Indian Island Light
Rockport: This lighthouse was first built in 1850 and re-built in 1874. This lighthouse stands 31 feet tall. This white square tower is now privately owned and no longer active. It is located on the east side off Rockport Harbor entrance and can be viewed from Rockport Marine.
Manana Island Fog Signal Station
Monhegan: This lighthouse is in the National Register of Historic Places. It was built in 1876 and has a keeper's quarters, generator building and oil house.
Marshall Point Light
St. George: This white tower is 30 feet above mean high water and stands at the East side of the entrance to Port Clyde Harbor. It was built in 1832 and rebuilt in 1858. Can be viewed from Lighthouse Road off Route 131.
Matinicus Rock Light
Criehaven: Located five miles from Matinicus Island, this lighthouse had the first wooden building and twin wooden towers in 1827. They were replaced by two gray granite towers in 1857. Only the Southern light is operational and is now automated.
Monhegan Island Light
Monhegan: First built in 1824 and restored in 1850, this granite block tower stands 47 feet high and conically shaped. The tower is located 10 miles offshore Monhegan Island. Can be reached by car ferry from Boothbay Harbor, New Harbor, and Port Clyde. This tower is frequently the subject of artists.
Owls Head Light
Owls Head: The tower of white brick was built in the peak of the headland in 1825. It stand 20 feet above ground and 100 feet above mean high water. It is located within Owls Head Light State Park. Can be viewed from Lighthouse Road off Route 73.
Pemaquid Point Light
Bristol: This is one of Maine's prettiest Lighthouses built. This lighthouse stands 32 feet high and is made out of white fieldstone, conically shaped. It was built in 1827 to the West of the entrance to Muscongus Bay. It has been unattended since 1934 and is accessible by car.
Perkins Island Light
Parker Head: This tower was built in 1898 out of a white wooden octogonal structure. Located in the west side of island in the Kennebec River with a view from Parker Head Road.
Pond Island Light
Phippsburg: This tower is located on an uninhabited Pond Island at the mouth of the Kennebec River. It was built in 1821. The keepers quarters and fog signal were destroyed, but the fog signal was replaced and modernized. This lighthouse is accessible by boat only through the west side of Kennebec River entrance and can be viewed from Popham Beach. Included in the National Register of Historic Places.
Ram Island Light
Boothbay: This brick tower is 30 feet on a granite caison foundation and was built in 1883. Located on the northwest side of island, east side of Boothbay Harbor entrance. Can be viewed from Ocean Point on Route 96, Boothbay.
Rockland Breakwater Light
Rockland: This lighthouse is located on the South end of breakwater beyond Owls Head. This square tower was built on the corner of a fog signal house on a granite pier in 1888. It was rebuilt in 1902. North side Rockland Harbor entrance
Saddleback Ledge Light
Vinalhaven: This lighthouse was built on a ledge at the entrance to the Isle au Haut Bay. The gray conical tower with white base and white dwelling attached was built in 1839 and stands at 42 feet high. Ferry available.
Seguin Island Light
Georgetown: This is one of the oldest lighthouses on the East Coast. It was built in 1795 and rebuilt in 1887. It stands on a rocky Seguin Island at 180 feet above mean high water. It is one of the highest beacons in the state. Segual Island has more fog than any other location with the possible exception of Moose Peak Light. It is located two miles south of the Kennebec River mouth and can be viewed from Popham Beach.
Squirrel Point Light
Georgetown: This light was built in 1898. It has a white wooden octagonal tower and is located on Arrowsic Island in the east bank of the Kennebec River. View from Parker Head Road in Phippsburg Center.
Tenants Harbor Light
Tenants Harbor: This Lighthouse was built in 1857 and stands 26 feet high in a cylindrical shape. Located on the east side of Southern Island and can be viewed from the village. Privately owned.
Two Bush Island Light
Two Bush Island: This light stands at the entrance to Two Bush Channel off Tenants Harbor. It was put to use in 1817. 42 foot white square tower.
Whitehead Island Light
St. George: This lighthouse was built by order of Thomas Jefferson in 1807 and it was rebuilt in 1852. It is located at the South entrance to Mussel Ridge Channel. It has a 34 foot gray granite tower attached to a red brick service building. Off Tenants Harbor.
Maine Coastal Lighthouse Regions
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