Halfway Rock Light
N 43° 39.354 W 070° 02.219
19T E 416381 N 4834177
Extremely difficult to land a boat at this site.
Waymark Code: WM1005
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2006
Views: 38
Site Location: On a bare, rocky, 3 acre island in the middle of Casco Bay about 5 miles south of Harpswell.
Directions to this site: Harpswell, ME - Arrange a custom boat or helicopter charter.
Nearest City/Town: South Harpswell, ME
Purpose: To guide ships around this rocky ledge in the middle of Casco Bay.
Active: Yes
Site established: 1871 by Ulysses S. Grant
Built: 1871
Ht. Above Sea level: 77 ft
Tower: 76 ft Cylindrical
Tower Material: Granite - White
Keeper's Quarters: Destroyed by Storms - Rebuilt in 1960
Oil House: Destroyed by Storms
Bell/Fog Signal House: 1887 - 43 ft pyramidal tower - 1000 lb bell, 1905 - Fog Horn with 2 Blasts Every 30 Seconds.
Lens: 1871 - 2º Fresnel Lens 1902 - 2º Fresnel Lens - Removed in 1975
1975 - Automated - Aero beacon
Light Color: Red
Light Characteristics: Flashing Every 5 Seconds
Light Range: 19 mi.
Management: American Lighthouse Foundation
Contact: American Lighthouse Foundation - P.O. Box 889 - Wells, ME 04090
Site Status: Site Closed, Tower Closed
Best Seen From: By Private Boat or Plane - Extremely difficult to land a boat at this site.
Items on Display: Original 2º Fresnel Lens at USCG Museum in New London, CT.
Notes: Light can be seen very distantly from southern tip of Bailey's Island.
Contact Sea Escape Charters, Bailey Island, (207)833-5531 for charters to area lights.
1869 to 71 - Lighthouse was built at a cost of $60,000.
1961 - Helipad was installed at the site.
Coastal Lighthouse: Lighthouse
Range Lights: Not listed
LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE VISIT: Not listed
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