Location: About 1.5 miles south of the mouth of the
Kennebec River
Nearest town: Georgetown
43 42 30 N
69 45 30 W
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Accessibility: The island is open to private
boaters. The lighthouse is open for occasional tours.
Check Friends
of Seguin Island for more information on visiting the island.
There are overnight accommodations available for members of Friends of Seguin Island. Email
keeper@seguinisland.org or call (207) 443-4808 for more information.
Station established: 1796; Present lighthouse built:
1857; Automated: 1985
Construction material: Granite
Height of tower: 53 feet; Height of focal plane: 186
feet
Optic: First-order Fresnel (1857)
Characteristic: Fixed white; Fog signal: Two blasts
every 20 seconds
Other buildings still standing: 1857 keeper's house,
1889 fog signal building, 1892 oil house, cistern building, boathouse
Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation
Property maintained by:
- Friends
of Seguin Island, Inc.
- P.O. Box 866
- Bath, Maine 04530
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