Heron Neck Light
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| US Coast Guard photo ca 1954 | |
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| Location | Penobscot Bay |
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| Coordinates | 44°1′30.4″N 68°51′43.8″W / 44.025111°N 68.862167°WCoordinates: 44°1′30.4″N 68°51′43.8″W / 44.025111°N 68.862167°W |
| Year first constructed | 1854 |
| Year first lit | 1854 |
| Automated | 1982 |
| Tower shape | Conical Tower attached to Dwelling |
| Markings / pattern | White |
| Focal height | 92 feet (28 m) |
| Range | 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) & 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) |
| Characteristic | F R with W sector |
| Fog signal | HORN 1 every 30s |
| USCG number | 1-3760[1][2] |
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Heron Neck Light Station | |
| Nearest city | Vinalhaven, Maine |
| Architect | US Army Corps of Engineers |
| Governing body | COAST GUARD |
| MPS | Light Stations of Maine MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 87002266[3] |
| Added to NRHP | January 21, 1988 |
Heron Neck Light is a lighthouse on Green's Island in Vinalhaven, Maine at the south end of Penobscot Bay. It was established in 1854.
Heron Neck Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Heron Neck Light Station on January 21, 1988, reference number 87002266.[3]
References
- ↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-06.
- ↑ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 34.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
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