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Maine Lighthouse Facts

Wondering how many lighthouses Maine has or which one is the the tallest?

We have compiled the following list of facts about Maine Lighthouses to help you learn the answer to some of these curiosities.

The number of remaining Maine lighthouses:

66

The number of Maine lighthouses (Federally built) with a working light:

57

  • 55 lights maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard
  • 2 lights – Bear Island and Portland Breakwater, which are maintained as private aids to navigation

The number of decommissioned Maine lighthouses:

9

  • Blue Hill Bay
  • Cape Elizabeth west tower
  • Indian Island
  • Matinicus Rock north tower
  • Narraguagus
  • Nash Island
  • Pumpkin Island
  • Tenants Harbor
  • Winter Harbor

The number of lost Maine lighthouses:

3

  • Avery Rock Light
  • Crabtree Ledge Light
  • St. Croix River Light

The number of Maine lighthouses with an historic Fresnel lens as its light:

8

  • Bass Harbor Head
  • Browns Head
  • Cape Neddick
  • Fort Point
  • Owls Head
  • Pemaquid Point
  • Seguin Island
  • West Quoddy Head

The number of Maine lighthouses with an active fog horn:

37

The number of lost Maine fog signal stations:

1

  • Fort Popham

The tallest lighthouse in Maine:

Boon Island

133-feet

The highest light displayed in Maine:

Seguin Island

186-feet above sea level

The shortest lighthouse in Maine:

Portland Breakwater (Bug Light)

19.5 feet

The oldest lighthouse in Maine:

Portland Head

1791

The last lighthouse built in Maine:

Whitlocks Mill

1910

The last lighthouse to be automated in Maine:

Goat Island

1990

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