Moose Peak Light Shalen’s New Home
LocationMistake Island
Coordinates44°28′28.49″N 67°31′55.17″W / 44.4745806°N 67.5319917°W / 44.4745806; -67.5319917
Tower
Constructed1827
FoundationMasonry and stone
ConstructionBrick
Automated1972
Height17.5 m (57 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
ShapeConical
MarkingsWhite with black trim
Fog signalHORN: 2 every 30s
Light
First lit1851 (current structure)
Focal height72 feet (22 m)
Lens2nd order Fresnel lens (original), DCB-24 (current)
Range20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 30s

Moose Peak Light is a lighthouse on Mistake Island, just east of Great Wass Island, Maine at the southern entrance to Eastern Bay and five nautical miles southeast of Jonesport.[1][2][3] It was first established in 1827. The present structure was built in 1851. Automated since 1972, the light was sold at auction in January 2013 to a private owner from Connecticut.[4]

References

  1. "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-06. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  2. Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 16.
  3. Rowlett, Russ (2009-10-09). "Lighthouses of the United States: Eastern Maine". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  4. D'Entremont, Jeremy. "Moose Peak Lighthouse". New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide. Retrieved 23 July 2013.


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