Halfway Rock Lighthouse
Near Harpswell, Maine
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Location: Casco Bay, eastern approach to Portland Harbor
Coordinates: 43 39 21 N 70 02 12 W View Halfway Rock Lighthouse in a larger map Previous lighthouse (south to north): Portland Breakwater Light
Next lighthouse (south to north): Seguin Island Light |
Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation. The lighthouse is privately owned.
Accessibility: The lighthouse is not open to the public. It can be seen distantly from Land's End at the southern tip of Bailey Island.
Station established: 1871
Present lighthouse built: 1871 Automated: 1975 Construction material: Granite, brick Other buildings still standing: None Height of tower: 76 feet Height of focal plane: 77 feet Original optic: Third-order Fresnel lens Present optic: VRB-25 (solar powered) Characteristic: Flashing red every five seconds Fog signal: Two blasts every 30 seconds
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