Dyce Head Light
Appearance
Location | Castine, Maine |
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Coordinates | 44°22′57.6″N 68°49′7.86″W / 44.382667°N 68.8188500°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1829 |
Automated | 1937 |
Shape | Rubble Tower |
Markings | White |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places contributing property |
Fog signal | none |
Light | |
Deactivated | 1937-2008 |
Focal height | 134 feet (41 m) |
Range | 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 6s |
Dice Head Light is a lighthouse in the town of Castine, Maine. First established in 1829, the light was deactivated in 1937 and replaced by a skeleton tower 475 feet (145 m) to the south. When that structure was destroyed by a storm in 2007, however, the old light was reactivated in 2008.[4]
The lighthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property to Castine Historic District.[5]
References
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-06. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 32.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ (2009-08-13). "Lighthouses of the United States: Eastern Maine". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ "Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Maine - Dice Head Light". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
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Categories:
- Lighthouses completed in 1829
- Towers completed in 1829
- Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine
- Lighthouses in Hancock County, Maine
- National Register of Historic Places in Hancock County, Maine
- Historic district contributing properties in Maine
- United States lighthouse stubs
- Maine Registered Historic Place stubs