Little River Light
N 44° 39.048 W 067° 11.491
19T E 643399 N 4945750
One of the most recently restored lighthouses that was not so long ago on the most endangered list.
Waymark Code: WM1018
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2006
Views: 28
Site Location: On an island in the middle of Cutler Harbor.
Directions to this site: Machias. ME - Take US-1 east, turn south on ME-191 to Cutler Harbor, take tour or charter boat. (Bold Coast Charters)
Nearest City/Town: Machias, ME
Purpose: Marked the entrance to Cutler Harbor, and marked between west Quoddy Head and Seal Island.
Active: Yes, inactive 1975-2001
Site established: 1847 by James K. Polk
Built: 1876
Ht. Above Sea level: 56 ft
Tower: 41 ft Cylindrical
Tower Material: Cast Iron - Brick Lined - White
Keeper's Quarters: 1888 - 1-1/2 Story Victorian
Oil House: 1905 - Brick.
Fog Bell House: Bell Tower Demolished - Fog Horn Blasts Every 10 Seconds day & night.
Lens: 1855 - 5º Fresnel Lens 1975 - Automated - 300 mm Optic on a skeleton Tower.
Light Color: White
Light Characteristics: Flashes Every 6 Seconds
Light Range: 5-6 mi.
Management: American Lighthouse Foundation
Contact: American Lighthouse Foundation - P.O. Box 889 - Wells, ME 04090 - (207) 646-0515
Site Status: Site Open, Tower Closed.
Best Seen From: Cannot see lighthouse from mainland - Must be viewed from the water. Part of Boat Tour
Items on Display: Original bell displayed in Cutler. ME.
Notes: Recently restored by American Lighthouse Foundation. Cost about $200,000.
Original light tower and keeper's house were stone, built in 1855 - replaced by the above.
Now this site is part of a bird sanctuary.
Coastal Lighthouse: Lighthouse
Range Lights: Not listed
LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE VISIT: Not listed
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