Blue Hill Bay Light
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| Location | Blue Hill Bay, Maine |
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| Coordinates | 44°14′55.6″N 68°29′52.4″W / 44.248778°N 68.497889°WCoordinates: 44°14′55.6″N 68°29′52.4″W / 44.248778°N 68.497889°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1857 |
| Height | 6.5 m (21 ft)  |
| Shape | Skeleton Tower |
| Markings | Square Green Daymark |
| Fog signal | none |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1935 (current structure) |
| Automated | 1935 |
| Focal height | 25 feet (7.6 m) |
| Range | 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl G 4s |
Blue Hill Bay Light is a lighthouse on Green Island in Blue Hill Bay, Maine.[1][2] It was first established in 1857. The present skeleton structure was built in 1935. It is also known as "Sand Island Light" or Eggemoggin Light".
The original 1857 structure still stands near the current light. It is a white cylindrical tower with an attached keeper's residence.
References[]
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-05. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ United States Coast Guard (2009). Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. p. 25.
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