Monhegan Island Light
N 43° 45.956 W 069° 18.801
19T E 474779 N 4845923
A beautiful island to visit in the summer. There is an art colony to enjoy as well as the lighthouse and museum
Waymark Code: WM101V
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2006
Views: 19
Site Location: On a small rock island about 10 miles southeast of Port Clyde.
Directions to this site: Boothbay Harbor, Port Clyde, or New Harbor, ME - Take 1 hour passenger ferry from any of these to the island.
Nearest City/Town: Monhegan Island, ME
Purpose: To mark the first land sighted by trans-atlantic ships.
Active: Yes
Site established: 1824 by James Monroe
Built: 1824 - Cost $3,000, 1850
Ht. Above Sea level: 178 ft - Second Highest on Maine Coast.
Tower: 1824 - ?? ft., 1850 - 47 ft Cylindrical
Tower Material: 1824 & 1850 - Granite - Unpainted
Keeper's Quarters: 1824 - ??, 1874 - 1-1/2 Story Frame
Oil House: 1890's - Brick
Fog Horn: Moved to nearby Manana Island because it couldn't be heard.
Lens: 1856 - 2º Fresnel Lens
1959 - Automated - Aero beacon on nearby Manana Island - Converted to solar power in 1995.
Light Color: White
Light Characteristics: Flashing Every 15 Seconds
Light Range: 21 mi.
Management: 1985 - Monhegan Historical & Cultural Museum Association
Contact: Monhegan Historical & Cultural Museum Assoc. - 1 Lighthouse Hill - Monhegan, ME - 04852 - (207) 596-7003
Site Status: Site Open, Tower Closed.
Best Seen From: Easy Access
Items on Display: Original Bell on Display
Notes: Second highest lighthouse above water in Maine.
Most buildings have been preserved and/or restored during late 1990's
1968 - Keeper's house contains the Monhegan Historical & Cultural Museum
Early 1990's - Volunteers raised $2 million and moved the lighthouse 300 ft away from the bluffs.
Museum open July 1 to September 15 - Call (207)596-7003.
17 miles of hiking trails on this island.
1919 - First telephone cable laid to the island, replaced in 1950's.
Coastal Lighthouse: Lighthouse
Range Lights: Not listed
LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE VISIT: Not listed
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