Little River Lighthouse
Cutler, Maine
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Location: Little River Island, entrance to Cutler Harbor
Coordinates: 44 39 03 N 67 11 32 W View Little River Lighthouse in a larger map Previous lighthouse: Avery Rock Light Next lighthouse: West Quoddy Head Light |
U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation. Owned by the American Lighthouse Foundation. Managed by Friends of Little River Lighthouse.
Accessibility: The lighthouse is best viewed from cruises offered by the Bold Coast Charter Company.
Station established: 1847
Present lighthouse built: 1876 Deactivated: 1975-2001 (light moved to steel skeleton tower) Relighted: 2001 Construction materials: Cast iron, lined with brick Other buildings still standing: 1888 keeper's house, 1881 boathouse, 1905 oil house Height of tower: 41 feet Height of focal plane: 56 feet Earlier optic: Fifth-order Fresnel lens
Present optic: VLB-44 (LED) (installed February 2019) Characteristic: Flashing white every six seconds
Fog signal: One blast every 10 seconds |
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