Pond Island Light
Appearance
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Location | Kennebec River Entrance, Maine |
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Coordinates | 43°44′24.13″N 69°46′13.09″W / 43.7400361°N 69.7703028°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1821 |
Foundation | Granite blocks |
Construction | Brick |
Automated | 1963 |
Height | 6 m (20 ft) ![]() |
Shape | Cylindrical Tower |
Markings | White |
Fog signal | HORN: 2 every 30s |
Light | |
First lit | 1855 (current structure) |
Focal height | 52 feet (16 m) |
Lens | 5th order Fresnel lens |
Range | 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) |
Characteristic | Iso W 6s |
![Pond Island and Light with Seguin Light in the background](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Pond_Island_Light_Maine_with_Seguin_2009.jpg/180px-Pond_Island_Light_Maine_with_Seguin_2009.jpg)
Pond Island Light is a lighthouse at the mouth of the Kennebec River, Maine. It was first established in 1821 on Pond Island (one of several in Maine) at the mouth of the Kennebec. The present structure was built in 1855.
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. 52.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ (2009-10-09). "Lighthouses of the United States: Southern Maine". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.