Egg Rock Light (Maine)

Egg Rock Light
Map
LocationFrenchman Bay, Maine
Coordinates44°21′14.188″N 68°8′18.033″W / 44.35394111°N 68.13834250°W / 44.35394111; -68.13834250
Tower
Constructed1875
Constructionbrick Edit this on Wikidata
Automated1976
Height12 m (39 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
ShapeBrick Tower in middle of Wood House
MarkingsWhite
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signalHORN: 2 every 30s
Light
Focal height64 feet (20 m)
LensVRB-25
Range18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
CharacteristicFl R 5s
Egg Rock Light Station
Nearest cityWinter Harbor, Maine
Area11.8 acres (4.8 ha)
Built1875
ArchitectUS Army Corps of Engineers
MPSLight Stations of Maine MPS
NRHP reference No.87002270[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 1988

Egg Rock Light is a lighthouse on Frenchman Bay, Maine. Built in 1875, it is one of coastal Maine's architecturally unique lighthouses, with a square tower projecting through the square keeper's house.[2][3][4] Located on Egg Rock, midway between Mount Desert Island and the Schoodic Peninsula, it is an active aid to navigation, flashing red every 40 seconds. The light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Egg Rock Light Station in 1988.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017.
  3. ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 19.
  4. ^ Rowlett, Russ (March 10, 2010). "Lighthouses of the United States: Eastern Maine". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.