Curtis Island Light

Curtis Island Light is a lighthouse in Knox County, Maine. Maine has 70 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 15 of them in Knox County.

It was built in 1896, in the late 19th century, making it the 48th oldest of the 61 in Maine with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 25 feet tall (43rd tallest of 53 measured in Maine); its light sits 52 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Oc G 4s (a green light that briefly goes dark every 4 seconds), with a range of about 6 nautical miles; the structure is built of brick.

Status check, 2026-11: The station dates from 1835/36, but the present 25-ft brick tower replaced the original tower in 1896; the record's 1835 is the station's founding year, not the current tower's. Curtis Island Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 44.2014° N, 69.0489° W.

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