Whitlocks Mill Light

Whitlocks Mill Light
Undated photograph of Whitlocks Mill Light Light (USCG)
Map
Locationsouth shore of St. Croix River east of Calais, Maine
Coordinates45°9′45.370″N 67°13′38.566″W / 45.16260278°N 67.22737944°W / 45.16260278; -67.22737944
Tower
Constructed1892
FoundationDressed stone/timber
ConstructionBrick, ceramic tile lining
Automated1969
Height25 feet (7.6 m)
ShapeCylindrical
MarkingsWhite w/black lantern
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1909 (current tower)
Focal height32 feet (9.8 m)
Lens4th order Fresnel lens (original), VLB-44 (2009)
Range6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicIso G 6s
Whitlocks Mill Light Station
Nearest cityCalais, Maine
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1910
ArchitectUS Army Corps of Engineers
MPSLight Stations of Maine MPS
NRHP reference No.87002276[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 1988

The Whitlocks Mill Light is a lighthouse on the south bank of the St. Croix River in Calais, Maine. It is the northernmost lighthouse in the state of Maine,[2] and was the last light to be built in the state.[3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Whitlocks Mill Light". New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
  3. ^ "Whitlock's Mill Lighthouse". St. Croix Historical Society. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 9, 2008.
  4. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017.
  5. ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2015. p. 9.
  6. ^ Rowlett, Russ (December 7, 2009). "Lighthouses of the United States: Eastern Maine". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.