Pumpkin Island Lighthouse
🇺🇸Eastern Maine, USInactive
Location & Light Range
About Pumpkin Island Lighthouse
Pumpkin Island Light was established in 1854 on the northwestern entrance to Eggemoggin Reach. The original structure, built in the same year it was first lit, stands 6.7 meters tall with a focal height of 8.5 meters. This light station served the channel connecting Penobscot Bay and Blue Hill Bay. Operations ceased in 1933, and the island and former light station are now privately owned. The Pumpkin Island Light Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 1, 1988.
Why it matters: The station marks the northwestern entrance to Eggemoggin Reach.
Background
Pumpkin Island Light is a lighthouse on Pumpkin Island, at the northwestern entrance to Eggemoggin Reach, a channel running northwest to southeast between Penobscot Bay and Blue Hill Bay on the central-eastern coast of Maine. The light station was established in 1854 and discontinued in 1933. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Pumpkin Island Light Station on February 1, 1988. The island and former light station are privately owned.Light & Optic
- Flash Count
- 1 flash
- Focal Height
- 8.5m
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1854
- Heritage Status
- National Register of Historic Places listed place
References & Identifiers
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q7259852 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 6.7m
Location
- City
- Eastern Maine
- Country
- 🇺🇸US
- Latitude
- 44.3092°
- Longitude
- -68.7429°
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