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Location | Boon Island off York beach |
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Coordinates | 43°7′17.218″N 70°28′35.119″W / 43.12144944°N 70.47642194°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1811 |
Foundation | Surface rock |
Construction | Granite |
Automated | 1980 |
Height | 41 m (135 ft) ![]() |
Shape | Gray conical tower connected to building |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place ![]() |
Fog signal | HORN: 1 every 10s |
Light | |
First lit | 1855 (current tower) |
Focal height | 137 feet (42 m) |
Lens | Second order Fresnel lens (original), VRB-25 (current) |
Range | 19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi) |
Characteristic | Flashing white 5s |
Boon Island Light Station | |
Nearest city | York, Maine |
Built | 1855 |
Architect | US Army Corps of Engineers |
MPS | Light Stations of Maine MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 88000153[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 14, 1988 |
Boon Island Light is located on the 300-by-700-foot (91 m × 213 m) Boon Island off the southern coast of Maine, United States, near Cape Neddick.[2][3][4] Boon Island Light has the distinction of being the tallest lighthouse in both Maine and New England at 133 feet (41 m). The lighthouse has a focal plane at 137 feet (42 m) above mean high water. The light's beacon flashes white every 5 seconds.