Pumpkin Island Light
N 44° 18.554 W 068° 44.549
19T E 520538 N 4906251
On a small island in Eggemoggin Reach, off northwest point of Little Deer Isle.
Waymark Code: WM1042
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2006
Views: 37
Directions to this site: Little Deer Isle, ME - Go to far end of Eggemoggin Road. Just off shore.
Nearest City/Town: Little deer Isle, ME
Purpose: Marks the northern entrance to Eggemoggin Reach.
Active: Inactive since 1933
Site established: 1852 by Franklin Pierce
Built: 1854
Ht. Above Sea level: ?? ft
Tower: 1854 - 25 ft Cylindrical, 1889 - Increased to 28 ft. to accommodate new lens.
Tower Material: Brick - White
Keeper's Quarters: 1854 - 1-1/2-Story Frame
Oil House: 1904 - Brick
Lens: 1854 - 5º Fresnel Lens, 1889 - New 5º Fresnel Lens 1930 - Automated.
Management: Several Private Owners since 1934
Site Status: Site Closed, Tower Closed.
Best Seen From: From the end of Eggemoggin Rd on Little Deer Isle. 1/4 mile view.
Coastal Lighthouse: Lighthouse
Range Lights: Not listed
LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE VISIT: Not listed
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