Lubec Channel Lighthouse
Lubec, Maine
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Location: Southern approach to Lubec Channel, about 300 feet from the border with New Brunswick, Canada
Coordinates: 44 50 31 N 66 58 36 W View Lubec Channel Lighthouse in a larger map |
Active aid to navigation; the navigation equipment is maintained by the Coast Guard but the lighthouse is privately owned.
Station established: 1890 Present lighthouse built: 1890 Automated: 1939 Construction material: Cast iron with brick lining Height of tower: 40 feet Height of focal plane: 53 feet Original optic: Fifth-order Fresnel lens Present optic: VLB-44 (LED, solar powered, installed in January 2017) 
Photo by Bob Trapani, Jr.
Characteristic: Flashing white every six seconds Fog signal: One blast every 15 seconds Previous lighthouse: West Quoddy Head Light
Next lighthouse: St. Croix River Light |
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