Lubec Channel Light
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Location | Lubec, Maine |
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Coordinates | 44°50′31.387″N 66°58′35.822″W / 44.84205194°N 66.97661722°WCoordinates: 44°50′31.387″N 66°58′35.822″W / 44.84205194°N 66.97661722°W |
Year first constructed | 1890 |
Automated | 1968 |
Tower shape | Conical Tower |
Markings / pattern | White tower on black pier |
Focal height | 53 feet (16 m) |
Current lens | 6.1 inches (155 mm) |
Range | 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 6s |
Fog signal | HORN: 1 every 15s |
Admiralty number | H4161 |
ARLHS number | USA-459 |
USCG number | 1-860[1][2][3] |
Lubec Channel Light Station | |
Nearest city | Lubec, Maine |
Area | less than one acre |
Architect | US Army Corps of Engineers |
Governing body | U.S. Coast Guard |
MPS | Light Stations of Maine MPS |
NRHP Reference # | 88000152[4] |
Added to NRHP | March 14, 1988 |
Lubec Channel Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in Lubec, Maine. Established in 1890, it is in shallow water in Lubec Channel, about 500 feet (150 m) from the Canadian border.
Lubec Channel Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Lubec Channel Light Station on March 14, 1988, reference number 88000152.[4]
The lighthouse is owned by Gary Zaremba.[5]
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. 10.
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ (2009-10-09). "Lighthouses of the United States: Eastern Maine". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ Clark, Sue (October 2, 2007). "New Owner of Lubec Channel Lighthouse: Gary Zaremba". Lighthouse News.
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