Pond Island Light
N 43° 44.366 W 069° 46.202
19T E 437993 N 4843220
Getting on to this island is very dangerous
Waymark Code: WM103J
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2006
Views: 18
Site Location: On a small 10-acre pondless island at the mouth of the Kennebec River off Popham Beach.
Directions to this site: Bath, ME - Take cruise from Maine Maritime Museum to pass by this site.
Nearest City/Town: Popham Beach, ME
Purpose: Marked the east side entrance to the Kennebec River.
Active: Yes
Site established: 1821 by James Monroe
Built: 1821 - stone, poor construction, 1855 - Current lighthouse
Ht. Above Sea level: 52 ft
Tower: 20 ft Cylindrical
Tower Material: Brick - White
Keeper's Quarters: Demolished in 1963
Oil House: Demolished in 1963.
Fog Signal Tower: 2 Blasts Every 30 Seconds.
Bell Tower: 1869 - Destoyed by storms, but bell survived.
Lens: 5º Fresnel Lens 1963 - 250 mm Optic
Light Color: White
Light Characteristics: 6 Seconds on, 6 Seconds off
Light Range: 9 mi
Management: Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge
Contact: Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge - c/o
Petit Manan N.W.R. - P.O. Box 279 - Milbridge, ME - 04658 - (207) 546-2124
Site Status: Site Open Sept thru Mar, Tower Closed.
Best Seen From: By Boat Only or 2.3 mile view from Popham Beach.
Notes: Site is difficult to reach.
Tour boats pass by this site.
This island is now a seabird refuge. Thus the visiting restrictions.
Nearby Popham was the first English settlement in the Northeast, established in 1607.
1820's - This site became a transfer station for steamer passengers travelling from Augusta to Bangor.
Coastal Lighthouse: Lighthouse
Range Lights: Not listed
LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE VISIT: Not listed
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