Great Duck Island Light
N 44° 08.556 W 068° 14.737
19T E 560336 N 4887987
Don't go out here unless it is a calm day.
Waymark Code: WMZZX
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2006
Views: 24
Site Location: On a 250-acre island about 6 miles southeast of Bass Harbor.
Directions to this site: Hire a boat out of Bass Harbor or Southwest Harbor.
Nearest City/Town: Bass Harbor, ME
Active: Yes
Site established: 1890 - Benjamin Harrison
Built: 1890
Ht. Above Sea level: 67 ft
Tower: 42 ft Cylindrical
Tower Material: Granite - White
Keeper's Quarters: 2-Story Frame
Oil House: 1901 - Brick.
Fog House: Brick.
Lens: 1890 - 5º Fresnel Lens 1986- Automated - Optic
Light Color: Red
Light Characteristics: Flashing Every 5 Seconds
Light Range: 19 mi.
Management: Maine Chapter of Nature Conservancy
Site Status: Site Closed, Tower Closed.
Best Seen From: Boat or Air Only
Notes : Keeper's house is now used as a base for ecological research and study of seabirds.
Coastal Lighthouse: Lighthouse
Range Lights: Not listed
LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE VISIT: Not listed
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