 West Quoddy Head Light, with Grand Manan in the background | |
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| Location | West Quoddy head/Bay of Fundy |
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| Coordinates | 44°48′54.4″N 66°57′1.7″W / 44.815111°N 66.950472°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1808 |
| Foundation | Masonry |
| Construction | Brick |
| Automated | 1988 |
| Height | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Shape | Conical |
| Markings | Red and white bands with black lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Fog signal | HORN: 2 every 30s |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1858 (Current tower) |
| Focal height | 83 ft (25 m) |
| Lens | Third order Fresnel lens |
| Intensity | 35,000 candela |
| Range | 18 nmi (33 km; 21 mi) |
| Characteristic | Flashing(2) White 15s |
West Quoddy Head Light Station | |
| Nearest city | Lubec, Maine |
| Built | 1808 |
| NRHP reference No. | 80004601[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 4, 1980 |
West Quoddy Head, in Quoddy Head State Park, Lubec, Maine, is the easternmost point of the contiguous United States.[2][3][4] In 1808 a lighthouse was constructed at the site to guide ships through the Quoddy Narrows. The current tower, with distinctive red-and-white stripes, was constructed in 1858 and is an active aid to navigation. The 3rd order Fresnel lens is the only 3rd order and one of only eight Fresnel lenses still in use on the Maine Coast.[5]
The light station was added to the National Register of Historic Places as West Quoddy Head Light Station on July 4, 1980.[1][6]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 12.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ (December 7, 2009). "Lighthouses of the United States: Eastern Maine". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ "Classical Lenses in Operation" (PDF). US Coast Guard. August 6, 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 25, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
- ^ "West Quoddy Head Light Station Digital Assets". National Register of Historic Places. Archived from the original on 2024-02-13. Retrieved 2024-02-13.