Squirrel Point Light

Squirrel Point Light
U.S. Coast Guard photo

Location	Kennebec River, Maine
Coordinates	43°48′59.483″N 69°48′8.572″W / 43.81652306°N 69.80238111°W / 43.81652306; -69.80238111Coordinates: 43°48′59.483″N 69°48′8.572″W / 43.81652306°N 69.80238111°W / 43.81652306; -69.80238111
Year first constructed	1898
Automated	1979
Tower shape	Octagonal Wood Tower
Markings / pattern	White
Focal height	25 feet (7.6 m)
Original lens	5th order Fresnel lens
Current lens	9.8 inches (250 mm)
Range	White 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) Red 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)
Characteristic	Isophase Red 6s with W sector
Fog signal	none
Admiralty number	J0156
ARLHS number	USA-788
USCG number	1-6100^[1]^[2]^[3]
Squirrel Point Light Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Nearest city	Arrowsic, Maine
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Architect	US Army Corps of Engineers
MPS	Light Stations of Maine MPS
NRHP Reference #	87002281 ^[4]
Added to NRHP	January 21, 1988

Squirrel Point Light is a lighthouse in Arrowsic on the Kennebec River, Maine. It was established in 1898, fifteen years after the founding of the Bath Iron Works, a major shipbuilder, five miles further upriver. It was part of a major upgrade of the river's lights — the Doubling Point Light and the separate Range Lights on the point, Perkins Island Light, and Squirrel Point Light were all built at the same time.

Squirrel Point Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Squirrel Point Light Station" on January 21, 1988, reference number 87002281.^[4]

Gallery

Squirrel Point Light with keeper's quarters

From upriver

From downriver

The boathouse — The ridge is parallel to the ground, but the ends and the window are vertical

Daytime Squirrel Point Light with light on

References

↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
↑ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 52.
↑ Rowlett, Russ (2009-10-09). "Lighthouses of the United States: Southern Maine". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

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