Goose Rocks Light
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Goose Rocks Light is a sparkplug lighthouse located near North Haven, Maine in Penobscot Bay.[2][3][4] It stands at the eastern entrance to the Fox Islands Thoroughfare, a busy mile-wide passage separating North Haven from Vinalhaven. Built in 1890, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Goose Rocks Light Station on January 21, 1988.[1] The structure is now privately owned by a preservation group, and remains an active aid to navigation.
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Location | North Haven, Maine |
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Coordinates | 44°8′7.5″N 68°49′50.4″W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1890 |
Foundation | cast iron and concrete caisson |
Construction | cast iron |
Automated | 1963 |
Height | 15.5 m (51 ft) |
Shape | sparkplug |
Markings | white with black base and trim |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Fog signal | HORN: 1 every 10s |
Light | |
Focal height | 51 feet (16 m) |
Lens | 4th order Fresnel (original), 9.8 inches (250 mm) (current) |
Range | 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) & 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 6s with R sector |
Goose Rocks Light Station | |
Nearest city | North Haven, Maine |
Built | 1890 |
Architect | US Army Corps of Engineers |
MPS | Light Stations of Maine MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 87002267[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 21, 1988 |
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