Petit Manan Light
N 44° 22.035 W 067° 51.927
19T E 590398 N 4913289
A very foggy place - Choose your day carefully and hope by the time you get there that it isn't foggy
Waymark Code: WM103G
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2006
Views: 30
Site Location: On a small, low, rocky island 2-1/2 miles off Petit Manan Point and about 8 miles southeast of Prospect Harbor.
Directions to this site: Milbridge, ME - US-1 south to Pigeon Hill Rd. to Chipman Point, to Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge, to parking lot. 5 miles of shore trails off distant views. Boat tour from Bar Harbor.
Nearest City/Town: Milbridge, ME
Purpose: To warn ships of the shallow waters between this island and Petit Manan Point on the mainland.
Active: Yes
Site established: 1817 by James Monroe
Built: 1831 - stone - Poorly built, 1854 - Current lighthouse.
Ht. Above Sea level: 123 ft
Tower: 119 ft Cylindrical
Tower Material: Granite with brick lining - Unpainted
Keeper's Quarters: 1875- 1-1/2 Story Victorian
Bell/Fog Signal Tower: Brick - 1855 Bell replaced by fog whistle in 1869 - Blast Every 30 Seconds.
Lens: 1865 - 2º Fresnel Lens 2002 - Automated Optic
Light Color: White
Light Characteristics: Flashing Every 10 Seconds
Light Range: 26 mi
Management: Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge
Contact: Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge - P.O. Box 279 - Milbridge, ME - 04658 - (207) 546-2124
Site Status: Site Open, Tower Closed.
Best Seen From: By Boat Tour Only
Items on Display: Original 2º Fresnel Lens at Maine Lighthouse Museum, Rockland. Fog bell displayed at Milbridge Elementary School.
Notes: Second tallest Maine lighthouse.
Large seabird colonies protected on this island.
Island is pronounced P'titm'nan.
One of the foggiest spots in Maine - 20% of the time.
1997-1998 - Restoration was done by local group.
Coastal Lighthouse: Lighthouse
Range Lights: Not listed
LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE VISIT: Not listed
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