Nash Island Light
N 44° 27.864 W 067° 44.771
19T E 599736 N 4924219
On a small island about 3 miles southwest of So. Addison.
Waymark Code: WM1028
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2006
Views: 26
Directions to this site: Milbridge, ME - Take tour boat to the island.
Nearest City/Town: Addison, ME
Purpose: Marked entrance to Moose-a-Bec Reach, Harrington and Pleasant Bays.
Active: No, since 1982
Site established: 1837 by Martin Van Buren
Built: 1838 - $5,000, 1873
Ht. Above Sea level: 51 ft
Tower: 1838 - 29 ft. Cylindrical, 1873 - 36 ft Square
Tower Material: Brick - White
Keeper's Quarters: Demolished in 1958
Oil House: Demolished in 1958.
Bell Tower: 1888 - 1000 lb bell added - Tower Demolished in 1958.
Lens: 4º Fresnel Lens. 1958 - Automated.
Management: Friends of Nash Island Light
Contact: Friends of Nash Island Light - RR 1 - Box 490 - Addison, ME - 04606
Site Status: Site Closed (See Notes), Tower Closed.
Best Seen From: By Boat Only
Notes: Island is a seabird nesting site, closed to public from Apr 1 - Aug 31.
1982 - Light replaced by an off-shore buoy.
The tower is currently undergoing restoration.
Coastal Lighthouse: Lighthouse
Range Lights: Not listed
LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE VISIT: Not listed
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