WayfarrowEagle Island Light
Lighthouse · Hancock County, Maine
Eagle Island Light is a lighthouse in Hancock County, Maine. Maine has 70 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 14 of them in Hancock County.
The tower stands about 30 feet tall (38th tallest of 53 measured in Maine); its light sits 107 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 4s (a white flash every 4 seconds), with a range of about 9 nautical miles; it guards Penobscot Bay.
Status check, 2026-11: The 1838 station is still an active light, but sources disagree on when the current tower was built (Wikipedia says rebuilt in 1858, NewEnglandLighthouses says 1839). It stands at 44.2176° N, 68.7678° W.
Key facts
| Tower height | 30 ft |
|---|---|
| Focal height | 107 ft |
| Light characteristic | Fl W 4s |
| Range | 9 nautical miles |
| Body of water | Penobscot Bay |
| Coordinates | 44.21765, -68.76777 |
Nearby places
- Pumpkin Island Lightlighthouse · Hancock County · 6.4 mi
- Goose Rocks Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 6.5 mi
- Winter Harbor Lightlighthouse · Hancock County · 6.5 mi
- Deer Island Thorofare Lightlighthouse · Hancock County · 6.6 mi
- Grindel Point Lightlighthouse · Waldo County · 9.7 mi
- Browns Head Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 10.2 mi
- Dice Head Lightlighthouse · Hancock County · 11.7 mi
- Penobscotghost town · Hancock County · 11.9 mi
- Isle Au Haut Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 12.1 mi
- Blue Hill Bay Lightlighthouse · Hancock County · 13.5 mi
- Curtis Island Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 14 mi
- Heron Neck Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 14.1 mi
Questions
Where is Eagle Island Light?
Eagle Island Light is in Hancock County, Maine, at 44.2176, -68.7678.
How many lighthouses are in Hancock County?
Hancock County, Maine has 14 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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