Franklin Island Light
N 43° 53.466 W 069° 22.478
19T E 469909 N 4859845
Not much left of this site: just the tower and some ruins
Waymark Code: WMZZM
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2006
Views: 18
Site Location: On a small island in the mouth of Muscongus Bay, 4 miles southwest of Port Clyde.
Directions to this site: Take a cruise out of New Harbor, ME - (207) 677-2026
Nearest City/Town: Friendship, ME
Purpose: To warn ship away from nearby rocks at the mouth of Muscongus Bay.
Active: Yes
Site established: 1803 by Thomas Jefferson
Built: 1807, 1831, 1855
Ht. Above Sea level: 57 ft
Tower: 45 ft Cylindrical
Tower Material: Brick - White
Keeper's Quarters: Demolished in 1967
Oil House: 1895 -
Fog Bell House: Demolished in 1967
Lens: 1855 - 4º Fresnel Lens 1967 - Automated 250 mm Optic
Light Color: White
Light Characteristics: Flashing Every 6 Seconds
Light Range: 8 mi
Management: U.S. Coast Guard
Contact: Franklin Island National Wildlife Refuge - P.O. Box 279 - Milbridge, ME - 04658 - (207) 546-2124
Site Status: Site Open, Tower Closed
Best Seen From: By Boat or Air
Items on Display: Original 4º Fresnel Lens on display at Boothbay Harbor Coast Guard Station.
Notes: Maine's third lighthouse.
Coastal Lighthouse: Lighthouse
Range Lights: Not listed
LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE VISIT: Not listed
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