Grindle Point Light
N 44° 16.870 W 068° 56.579
19T E 504549 N 4903103
A nice sight as you get off the ferry
Waymark Code: WM1003
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2006
Views: 45
Site Location: On Islesboro Island, 6 miles east of Lincolnville.
Directions to this site: Lincolnville, ME - On US-1 follow signs to Islesboro Ferry. 20 minute ferry ride takes you right to the site.
Nearest City/Town: Lincolnville, ME
Purpose: Marked the entrance to Islesboro's Gilkey Harbor, then a very busy shipping center.
Active: Yes, but inactive from 1934-1987
Site established: 1851 by Millard Fillmore
Built: 1874
Ht. Above Sea level: 39 ft
Tower: 39 ft Square
Tower Material: Brick - White
Keeper's Quarters: 1-1/2-Story Frame
Oil House: 1906 - Brick.
Fog House: Bell on display.
Lens: 1874 - 5º Fresnel Lens 1987- Automated - 250 mm Optic
Light Color: Green
Light Characteristics: Flashing Every 4 Seconds
Light Range: 6 mi
Management: Town of Islesboro
Contact: Islesboro Town Office - Islesboro, ME 04848
Site Status: Site Open, Tower open only for special tours.
Best Seen From: Ferry takes you right to the site
Notes: Sailor's Memorial Museum now located in the keeper's house.
Tower is of the square Pacific-style built on east coast as a prototype.
Original 28 ft. tower built at a cost of $3,500.
Coastal Lighthouse: Lighthouse
Range Lights: Not listed
LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE VISIT: Not listed
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