Great Duck Island Light
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Litehouseguy
N 44° 08.556 W 068° 14.737
19T E 560336 N 4887987
Quick Description: Don't go out here unless it is a calm day.
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2006 3:29:01 PM
Waymark Code: WMZZX
Published By: Groundspeak Premium Member tiki-4
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Long Description:
Site Location: On a 250-acre island about 6 miles southeast of Bass Harbor.

Directions to this site: Hire a boat out of Bass Harbor or Southwest Harbor.

Nearest City/Town: Bass Harbor, ME

Active: Yes

Site established: 1890 - Benjamin Harrison

Built: 1890

Ht. Above Sea level: 67 ft

Tower: 42 ft Cylindrical

Tower Material: Granite - White

Keeper's Quarters: 2-Story Frame

Oil House: 1901 - Brick.

Fog House: Brick.

Lens: 1890 - 5º Fresnel Lens 1986- Automated - Optic

Light Color: Red

Light Characteristics: Flashing Every 5 Seconds

Light Range: 19 mi.

Management: Maine Chapter of Nature Conservancy

Site Status: Site Closed, Tower Closed.

Best Seen From: Boat or Air Only

Notes : Keeper's house is now used as a base for ecological research and study of seabirds.

Coastal Lighthouse: Lighthouse

Range Lights: Not listed

LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE VISIT: Not listed
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