Whitehead Island Light

Location: St. George
Latitude: 43°58'43.4"N Longitude: 69°07'27.4"W

Station Established: 1804

Second Tower Built: 1831

Present Tower Built: 1852

Automated: 1982

Structure Status: Standing

Tower Height: 41 Feet

Focal Plane: 75 Feet

Present Day Optic: VLB-44

USCG Unit Responsible for Aid to Navigation: ANT Southwest Harbor

Historic Structures Remaining:

1891 keeper's house

1891 oil house

1888 fog signal building

Boathouse

Schoolhouse

Tractor garage

Lighthouse Owner: Whitehead Light Station

Whitehead Island Lighthouse - U.S. Coast Guard Photo

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