WayfarrowBurnt Island Light
Lighthouse · Lincoln County, Maine
Burnt Island Light is a lighthouse in Lincoln County, Maine. Maine has 70 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 6 of them in Lincoln County.
It was built in 1821, in the first half of the 19th century, making it the 2nd oldest of the 61 in Maine with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 30 feet tall (38th tallest of 53 measured in Maine); its light sits 61 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl R 6s (a red flash every 6 seconds), with a range of about 15 nautical miles.
Status check, 2026-11: This is the original 1821 tower, one of Maine's oldest surviving lighthouses. The Maine Department of Marine Resources owns it and runs it as a living-history museum. Burnt Island Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 43.8252° N, 69.6402° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1821 |
|---|---|
| Tower height | 30 ft |
| Focal height | 61 ft |
| Light characteristic | Fl R 6s |
| Range | 15 nautical miles |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 43.82519, -69.64022 |
Nearby places
- Hendricks Head Lightlighthouse · Lincoln County · 2.5 mi
- Ram Island Lightlighthouse · Lincoln County · 2.5 mi
- The Cuckolds Lightlighthouse · Lincoln County · 3.2 mi
- Pemaquid Point Lightlighthouse · Lincoln County · 6.8 mi
- Perkins Island Lightlighthouse · Sagadahoc County · 7.7 mi
- Squirrel Point Lightlighthouse · Sagadahoc County · 8.1 mi
- Pemaquidghost town · Lincoln County · 8.4 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Lightlighthouse · Sagadahoc County · 8.7 mi
- Doubling Point Range Lightslighthouse · Sagadahoc County · 8.7 mi
- Pond Island Lightlighthouse · Sagadahoc County · 8.8 mi
- Doubling Point Lightlighthouse · Sagadahoc County · 9.2 mi
- Seguin Lightlighthouse · Sagadahoc County · 10 mi
Questions
Where is Burnt Island Light?
Burnt Island Light is in Lincoln County, Maine, at 43.8252, -69.6402.
How many lighthouses are in Lincoln County?
Lincoln County, Maine has 6 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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