Browns Head Lighthouse

Location: Vinalhaven
Latitude: 44°06'42.4"N Longitude: 68°54'34.1"W

Station Established: 1832

Present Tower Built: 1857

Automated: 1987

Structure Status: Standing

Tower Height: 24 Feet

Focal Plane: 39 Feet

Present Day Optic: Fourth Order Fresnel Lens

USCG Unit Responsible for Aid to Navigation: ANT Southwest Harbor

Historic Structures Remaining:

1857 keeper's house

1903 oil house

Lighthouse Owner: American Lighthouse Foundation

Lighthouse Managed By:
American Lighthouse Foundation

Browns Head Lighthouse - US Coast Guard Photo

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