Browns Head Lighthouse
Vinalhaven, Maine
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Location: Northwest end of Vinalhaven Island
Coordinates: 44 06 42 N 68 54 34 W View Browns Head Lighthouse in a larger map Previous lighthouse: Heron Neck Light
Next lighthouse: Goose Rocks Light |
Active aid to navigation; the property is owned by the Friends of Browns Head Lighthouse
Station established: 1832
Present lighthouse built: 1857 Automated: 1987 Construction material: Brick Other buildings still standing: 1857 keeper's house, 1903 oil house Height of tower: 20 feet Height of focal plane: 39 feet Earlier optic: Fifth-order Fresnel lens (1857) Present optic: Fourth-order Fresnel (1902) (below) 
Characteristic: Fixed white with two red sectors
Fog signal: One blast every 10 seconds |
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