Goat Island Light
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| Location: | Goat Island, Cape Porpoise harbor |
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| Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS) |
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| Foundation: | Natural, Emplaced |
| Construction: | Brick |
| Year first lit: | 1859 (current tower) |
| Year first constructed: | 1835 |
| Automated: | 1990 |
| Tower shape: | Cylindrical |
| Markings/Pattern: | White with black lantern |
| Height: | 38 feet |
| Original lens: | Fifth order |
| Range: | 12 nm |
| Characteristic: | Flashing white 6 s. Emergency light of reduced intensity when main light is extinguished. HORN: 1 blast ev 15s (2s bl). |
- For the other Goat Island Light see Newport Harbor Light
Goat Island Light is a light station located off of Cape Porpoise near Kennebunkport in southern Maine. The light is a 25 foot high white cylindrical tower constructed in 1859. The beacon flashed white once every six seconds. The beacon is 35 feet above mean high water.
[edit] History
Goat Island Light was established in 1833 to guard the entrance to Cape Porpoise Harbor. The original station was upgraded in 1859 to the current brick tower which then contained a fifth order Fresnel lens. Keepers quarters were added to the island in 1860. The light station was automated by the United States Coast Guard in 1990 and is currently active. The keepers dwellings and tower are leased to the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust.
[edit] Viewing
Goat Island Light is viewable from shore in Cape Porpoise Harbor just off or State Route 9 north of Kennebunkport or is viewable by boat. The island is currently closed to the public except by special arrangement.
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