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Doubling Point Rear Range Light

Lighthouse · Sagadahoc County, Maine

Doubling Point Range Lights - Arrowsic, Maine
Doubling Point Range Lights - Arrowsic, Maine · Dougtone / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Doubling Point Rear Range Light is a lighthouse in Sagadahoc County, Maine. Maine has 70 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 7 of them in Sagadahoc County.

It was built in 1898, in the late 19th century, making it the 51st oldest of the 61 in Maine with a recorded construction date; its light sits 33 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Iso W 6s (a white light, equally on and off, repeating every 6 seconds); it guards Kennebec River; the structure is built of structural wood.

Status check, 2026-11: This is the original 1898 white octagonal wooden rear tower of the Kennebec River (Doubling Point) Range Lights, still an active light; sources disagree on its height (13 ft vs 18 ft), with a 33-ft focal plane. It stands at 43.8833° N, 69.7954° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1898
Focal height33 ft
Light characteristicIso W 6s
Body of waterKennebec River
Materialstructural wood
Coordinates43.88328, -69.79542

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Questions

Where is Doubling Point Rear Range Light?

Doubling Point Rear Range Light is in Sagadahoc County, Maine, at 43.8833, -69.7954.

How many lighthouses are in Sagadahoc County?

Sagadahoc County, Maine has 7 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.