Fort Point Light (Maine)
The Fort Point Light, or Fort Point Light Station, is located in Fort Point State Park, in Stockton Springs, Maine. A lighthouse at this point has served as an active aid to navigation since 1835; the present lighthouse dates to 1857, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Fort Point Light in September, 2005. | |
Location | Penobscot River Entrance |
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Coordinates | 44°28′1.682″N 68°48′42.058″W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1836 |
Automated | 1988 |
Height | 9.5 m (31 ft) |
Shape | Square Brick Tower |
Markings | White |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Fog signal | HORN: 1 every 10s |
Light | |
First lit | 1857 (current structure) |
Focal height | 88 feet (27 m) |
Lens | 4th order Fresnel Lens |
Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) |
Characteristic | F W |
Fort Point Light Station | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Nearest city | Stockton Springs, Maine |
Built | 1857 |
Architect | US Army Corps of Engineers |
MPS | Light Stations of Maine MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 87002269 |
Added to NRHP | March 23, 1988 |
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