Hendricks Head Lighthouse
West Southport, Maine
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Location: East side of Sheepscot River entrance
Coordinates: 43 49 22 N 69 41 23 W View Hendricks Head Lighthouse in a larger map Previous lighthouse: Doubling Point Range Lights
Next lighthouse: Ram Island Light |
Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation; property is privately owned.
Accessibility: The lighthouse and grounds are not open to the public. A view is possible from a beach in West Southport, and some cruises from Bath and Boothbay Harbor pass by.
Station established: 1829
Present lighthouse built: 1875 Discontinued: 1933 Relighted: 1951 Construction material: Brick Other buildings still standing: 1875 keeper's house, 1890 fog bell tower, 1895 oil house, barn, two cisterns, storage building, garage Height of tower: 39 feet Height of focal plane: 43 feet Original optic: Fifth order Fresnel lens (1875) Present optic: 250 mm (below) Characteristic: Fixed white with a red sector |
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Maine.info: Resources for Maine Travel & Living |