 US Coast Guard photo ca 1954 | |
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| Location | Penobscot Bay |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44°1′30.4″N 68°51′43.8″W / 44.025111°N 68.862167°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1854 |
| Automated | 1982 |
| Height | 9 m (30 ft)  |
| Shape | Conical Tower attached to Dwelling |
| Markings | White |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Fog signal | HORN 1 every 30s |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1854 |
| Focal height | 92 feet (28 m) |
| Range | 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) & 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) |
| Characteristic | F R with W sector |
Heron Neck Light Station | |
| Nearest city | Vinalhaven, Maine |
| Architect | US Army Corps of Engineers |
| MPS | Light Stations of Maine MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 87002266[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 21, 1988 |
Heron Neck Light is a lighthouse on Green's Island in Vinalhaven, Maine at the south end of Penobscot Bay.[2][3] It was established in 1854 as an aid to navigation for Vinalhaven's main port, and for the Hurricane Channel extending northwest from Heron's Neck. The light was automated in 1984. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Heron Neck Light Station on January 21, 1988.[1]
- ^ 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. August 6, 2009. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017.
- ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 34.