Lubec Channel Light
N 44° 51.138 W 066° 58.809
19T E 659603 N 4968527
Quick Description: This lighthouse is almost in Canada
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2006 5:54:31 PM
Waymark Code: WM1019
Views: 22
Long Description:Site Location: In the Lubec Channel south of Lubec, ME.
Directions to this site: Whiting, ME - Take ME-189, turn right
on Boot Cove Rd., follow signs toward Quoddy Head State Park. Can
be seen off-shore. Can also take tour boat from Lubec for closer
views.
Nearest City/Town: Lubec, ME
Purpose: Marked the western entrance to Lubec Harbor.
Active: Yes
Site established: 1889 by Grover Cleveland
Built: 1889 - Cost $20,000
Ht. Above Sea level: 58 ft
Tower: 40 ft Sparkplug
Tower Material: Cast Iron on Concrete Base - White
Keeper's Quarters: 2 Story Incorporated into Tower
.
Fog Bell: Horn blasts every 15 seconds.
Lens: 1890 - 5º Fresnel Lens 1939 - Automated - 1968 - 155 mm
Optic.
Light Color: White
Light Characteristics: Flashing Every 6 Seconds
Light Range: 6 mi.
Management: U.S. Coast Guard
Site Status: Site Closed, Tower Closed.
Best Seen From: Along shore about 1/3 to 1/2 mile away or by
boat.
Items on Display: Original bell displayed in Cutler. ME.
Notes: Tower is slightly tilted (6º tilt).
1992 - $700,000 "Save the Sparkplug" campaign rescued the failing
lighthouse.