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Burnt Island Light
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LocationBurnt Island SSW of Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Coordinates43°49′30.7″N 69°38′24.8″W / 43.825194°N 69.640222°W / 43.825194; -69.640222
Tower
Constructed1821
FoundationSurface rock
ConstructionGranite w/brick lining
Automated1989
Height30 feet (9.1 m)
ShapeConical
MarkingsWhite w/black lantern
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signalHORN: 1 every 10s
Light
First lit1821
Focal height61 feet (19 m)
RangeR 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi), W 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
CharacteristicFlashing red 6 sec w/ two white sectors
Burnt Island Light Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest cityBoothbay Harbor, Maine
NRHP reference No.77000139[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 23, 1977
Burnt Island Light 2018

The Burnt Island Light, built in 1821, is the second oldest surviving lighthouse in Maine.[2][3] It hosts a living history museum run by the state Department of Marine Resources.[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Burnt Island Light Station on November 23, 1977.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ United States Coast Guard (2009). Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. p. 48.
  3. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  4. ^ "Living Lighthouse". Maine Department of Marine Resources. Archived from the original on 2009-08-16. Retrieved 2009-07-25.

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