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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.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 2.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ (August 6, 2009). "Lighthouses of the United States: Southern Maine". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. August 8, 2009. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017.