WayfarrowIndian Island Light
Lighthouse · Knox County, Maine
Indian 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 1875, in the late 19th century, making it the 36th oldest of the 61 in Maine with a recorded construction date; it was deactivated in 1934.
Status check, 2026-11: The station dates from 1850, but the current square brick tower was built in 1874-75; the record's 1850 is the station/keeper's house date. The light was deactivated in 1934 and the property is privately owned. Height left null because sources give 31, 30 and 25 ft. Indian Island Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 44.1654° N, 69.0611° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1875 |
|---|---|
| Deactivated | 1934 |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 44.16543, -69.06109 |
Nearby places
- Curtis Island Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 2.6 mi
- Rockland Harbor Breakwater Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 4.3 mi
- Owls Head Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 5.1 mi
- Browns Head Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 8.4 mi
- Grindel Point Lightlighthouse · Waldo County · 9.9 mi
- Goose Rocks Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 11.6 mi
- Whitehead Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 13.3 mi
- Heron Neck Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 13.9 mi
- Two Bush Island Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 13.9 mi
- Eagle Island Lightlighthouse · Hancock County · 15 mi
- Tenants Harbor Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 15.4 mi
- Deer Island Thorofare Lightlighthouse · Hancock County · 17.9 mi
Questions
Where is Indian Island Light?
Indian Island Light is in Knox County, Maine, at 44.1654, -69.0611.
How many lighthouses are in Knox County?
Knox County, Maine has 15 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.