Location: About five miles from Matinicus Island,
Penobscot Bay.
Nearest town: Matinicus
43 47 00 N
68 51 18 W
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Accessibility: The island is maintained as a bird
sanctuary and access is very limited.
Station established: 1827; Present lighthouses built:
1857
North light discontinued: 1924; South light automated: 1983
Construction material: Granite
Height of tower (south light): 48 feet; Height of
focal plane (south light): 90 feet
Earlier optic: Third-order Fresnel (1857); Present
optic: VRB-25
Characteristic: Flashing white every 10 seconds
Fog signal: One blast every 15 seconds
Other buildings still standing: 1846 keeper's house,
1890 oil house
Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation; light station
is owned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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