Cuckolds Lighthouse

Southport, Maine
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Location: Boothbay Harbor approach, off Cape Newagen
Coordinates: 43 46 48 N   69 39 00 W

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Previous lighthouse: Pond Island Light
Next lighthouse: Perkins Island Light
Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation
Managed by Friends of Cuckolds Light Station
Accessibility: The lighthouse is accessible by boat only. Views are possible from the public landing in Southport and from sightseeing cruises out of Boothbay Harbor.
Station established: 1892 (fog signal Station)
Present lighthouse built: 1907
Automated: 1974
Height of tower: 48 feet
Height of focal plane: 59 feet
Previous optic: Fourth-order Fresnel lens, now at the Maine Lighthouse Museum (right).
Present optic: VLB-44 (below, photo by Robin Terese Faulk)
Characteristic: Two white flashes every six seconds
Fog signal: One blast every 15 seconds (mariner activated via VHF radio)