WayfarrowBoon Island Light
Lighthouse · York County, Maine
Boon Island Light is a lighthouse in York County, Maine. Maine has 70 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 5 of them in York County.
It was built in 1855, in the Civil War era, making it the 14th oldest of the 61 in Maine with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 133 feet tall (the tallest of 53 measured in Maine); its light sits 138 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 5s (a white flash every 5 seconds), with a range of about 19 nautical miles; the structure is built of granite.
Status check, 2026-11: The current granite tower dates from 1855 and is the tallest lighthouse in New England. The 1811 date is the earlier stone tower, which a storm destroyed in 1832. Boon Island Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is not reachable by road: the nearest road is about 7 miles away, so it is seen from shore or reached by water. It stands at 43.1214° N, 70.4764° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1855 |
|---|---|
| Tower height | 133 ft |
| Focal height | 138 ft |
| Light characteristic | Fl W 5s |
| Range | 19 nautical miles |
| Material | granite |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 43.12145, -70.47642 |
Nearby places
- Cape Neddick Lightlighthouse · York County · 6.5 mi
- Brickyard Landingghost town · York County · 10.2 mi
- Whaleback Lightlighthouse · York County · 11.9 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Lightlighthouse · Rockingham County · 12.2 mi
- Isles of Shoals Lightlighthouse · Rockingham County · 13 mi
- Puddle Dockghost town · Rockingham County · 14.4 mi
- Goat Island Lightlighthouse · York County · 16.6 mi
- Newichawanocghost town · York County · 22 mi
- Wood Island Lightlighthouse · York County · 24.4 mi
- County Farm Bridgecovered bridge · Strafford County · 24.6 mi
- Newburyport Harbor Lightlighthouse · Essex County · 27.4 mi
- Newburyport Harbor Rear Range Lightlighthouse · Essex County · 29.1 mi
Questions
Where is Boon Island Light?
Boon Island Light is in York County, Maine, at 43.1214, -70.4764.
How many lighthouses are in York County?
York County, Maine has 5 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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