Owls Head Lighthouse
Owls Head, Maine
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Location: West Penobscot Bay, south side of entrance to Rockland Harbor
Coordinates: 44 05 33 N 69 02 39 W View Owls Head Lighthouse in a larger map Previous lighthouse: Two Bush Island Light
Next lighthouse: Rockland Harbor Southwest Light |
Active aid to navigation. The lighthouse and keeper's house are licensed to the American Lighthouse Foundation. There is a large parking area and about a 5-10 minute walk to the lighthouse.
For the hours for the tower, museum, and shop, click here. Station established: 1825
Present lighthouse built: 1852 Automated: 1989 Construction material: Brick Other buildings still standing: 1854 keeper's house (now Coast Guard housing), 1895 oil house, generator building Height of tower: 30 feet Height of focal plane: 100 feet Optic: Fourth order Fresnel lens (1856), still in use (below) 
Characteristic: Fixed white
Fog signal: Two blasts every 20 seconds |