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Matinicus Rock Lighthouse

Location: Approximately 5 miles SE of Matinicus Island
Latitude: 43°47'01.0"N Longitude: 68°51'17.7"W
Station Established: 1827
Second Tower Built: 1857
Automated: 1983
Structure Status: Standing
Tower Height: 48 Feet
Focal Plane: 90 Feet
Present Day Optic: VRB-25
USCG Unit Responsible for Aid to Navigation: ANT Southwest Harbor
Historic Structures Remaining: 

1846 keeper's house

1890 oil house

Lighthouse Owner: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Matinicus Rock Lighthouse
Matinicus Rock Lighthouse - U.S. Coast Guard Photo

Matinicus Rock Light Features:

  • A ‘Story Kind of Nice’ from Matinicus Rock Keeper
  • A Happy New Year Day
  • Thanksgiving at The Rock
  • Storm Wreaked Havoc on Maine Lighthouses
  • Matinicus Rock Through the Eyes of an Island Child
  • Matinicus Rock Light Poem
  • Recalling Fourth of July Festivities at Matinicus Rock Light

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