Squirrel Point Light

Squirrel Point Light
U.S. Coast Guard photo
Map
LocationKennebec River, Maine
Coordinates43°48′59.483″N 69°48′8.572″W / 43.81652306°N 69.80238111°W / 43.81652306; -69.80238111
Tower
Constructed1898 (1898)
Constructionlumber Edit this on Wikidata
Automated1979
Height7.5 m (25 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
ShapeOctagonal Wood Tower
MarkingsWhite
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signalnone
Light
Focal height25 feet (7.6 m)
Lens5th order Fresnel lens (original), 9.8 inches (250 mm) (current)
RangeWhite 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)
Red 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)
CharacteristicIsophase Red 6s with W sector
Squirrel Point Light Station
Nearest cityArrowsic, Maine
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
ArchitectUS Army Corps of Engineers
MPSLight Stations of Maine MPS
NRHP reference No.87002281[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 1988

Squirrel Point Light is a lighthouse marking the southwestern point of Arrowsic Island on the Kennebec River.[2][3][4] It was established in 1898, as part of a major upgrade of the river's lights — the Doubling Point Light and the separate Range Lights on the point, Perkins Island Light, and Squirrel Point Light were all built at the same time. The light station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Squirrel Point Light Station on January 21, 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. 52.
  4. ^ Rowlett, Russ (October 9, 2009). "Lighthouses of the United States: Southern Maine". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.