Browns Head Light
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| Location | Browns Head, Vinalhaven, Maine |
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| Coordinates | 44°6′42.352″N 68°54′34.186″W / 44.11176444°N 68.90949611°WCoordinates: 44°6′42.352″N 68°54′34.186″W / 44.11176444°N 68.90949611°W |
| Year first constructed | 1832 |
| Year first lit | 1857 (current structure) |
| Automated | 1987 |
| Tower shape | Cylindrical |
| Markings / pattern | White |
| Focal height | 39 feet (12 m) |
| Range | 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) & 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) |
| Characteristic | F W with 2 R sectors |
| Fog signal | HORN: 1 every 10s |
| USCG number | 1-3965[1][2] |
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Browns Head Light Station | |
| Built | 1857 |
| Governing body | COAST GUARD |
| NRHP Reference # | 83000460[3] |
| Added to NRHP | January 27, 1983 |
Browns Head Light is a lighthouse in Vinalhaven, Maine. It is on the NW corner of Vinalhaven Island and was first established in 1832. The present structure was built in 1857.
Browns Head Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Browns Head Light Station" on January 27, 1983, reference number 83000460.[3]
References
- ↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-05.
- ↑ United States Coast Guard (2009). Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. p. 36.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
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