Blue Hill Bay Lighthouse
N 44° 14.938 W 068° 29.910
19T E 540038 N 4899647
Blue Hill Bay Light is on Green Island, about 4 miles southeast of Brooklin, Maine
Waymark Code: WMZK7
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 11/25/2006
Views: 20
Site Location: On Western Side of Green Island in Blue Hill Bay about 3 mi southeast of Brooklin.
Directions to this site: Brooklin, ME - Take boat from local town.
Nearest City/Town: Brooklin, ME
Purpose: To guide ships through Eggemoggin Reach connecting Penobscot Bay and the western edge of Blue Hill Bay.
Active: Discontinued in 1933. Replaced by automatic light on skeleton tower in 1935.
Site established: 1857 by Franklin Pierce
Built: 1857
Ht. Above Sea level: 25 ft
Tower: 22 ft Cylindrical - Attached to Keeper's House.
Tower Material: Brick - White
Keeper's Quarters: 1½ Story Colonial Cape - Private Residence
Oil House: 1905 - Brick
Lens: 1857 - 5º Fresnel Lens 1905 - 4º Fresnel Lens
Light Color: Green - On Skeletal Tower
Light Characteristics: Flashing every 4 seconds
Management: Privately Owned by a Texas couple.
Site Status: Site Closed, Tower:Closed
Best Seen From: Private Boat or Air Only - Private Residence
Notes: Island is 3/4 acre at high tide, 2 acres at low tide.
Also known as Sand Island Light.
Acadia Air in Trenton, ME offers sightseeing flights - (207)667-5534
Coastal Lighthouse: Lighthouse
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