Heron Neck Light

Heron Neck Light

US Coast Guard photo ca 1954
Location Penobscot Bay
Coordinates 44°1′30.4″N 68°51′43.8″W / 44.025111°N 68.862167°W / 44.025111; -68.862167Coordinates: 44°1′30.4″N 68°51′43.8″W / 44.025111°N 68.862167°W / 44.025111; -68.862167
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]

Heron Neck Light Station
Nearest city Vinalhaven, Maine
Architect US Army Corps of Engineers
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]

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