Isle la Motte Lighthouse

Isle la Motte, Vermont

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Location: Isle la Motte, northern Lake Champlain

Coordinates: 44 54 19 N  73 20 39 W

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Previous lighthouse: Juniper Island Light
Next lighthouse: Windmill Point Light

Official aid to navigation. Accessibility: The lighthouse is privately owned and is not accessible to the public.

Station established: 1829
Present lighthouse built: 1880
Deactivated: 1933-2002
Relit 10/5/2002

Construction material: Cast iron
Other buildings still standing: 1880 keeper's house, oil house

Height of tower: 25 feet
Height of focal plane: 46 feet

Original optic: Sixth-order Fresnel lens

Present optic: 300mm (right)

Characteristic: Flashing white every six seconds

Related sites

Champlain Islands Chamber of Commerce

Virtual Vermont: Isle la Motte

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