WayfarrowMarshall Point Light
Lighthouse · Knox County, Maine
Marshall Point 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 1857, in the Civil War era, making it the 20th oldest of the 61 in Maine with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 31 feet tall (34th tallest of 53 measured in Maine); its light sits 31 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as F W (a steady light), with a range of about 13 nautical miles.
Status check, 2026-11: The station dates from 1832, but the original 20-ft tower was replaced in 1857 by the current tower, which was first lit in 1858; the record's 1832 date refers to the station, not this tower. Marshall Point Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 43.9174° N, 69.2613° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1857 |
|---|---|
| Tower height | 31 ft |
| Focal height | 31 ft |
| Light characteristic | F W |
| Range | 13 nautical miles |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 43.91742, -69.26128 |
Nearby places
- Tenants Harbor Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 4.9 mi
- Franklin Island Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 5.9 mi
- Whitehead Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 8 mi
- Two Bush Island Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 9.9 mi
- Monhegan Island Lightlighthouse · Lincoln County · 10.9 mi
- Pemaquidghost town · Lincoln County · 12.7 mi
- Pemaquid Point Lightlighthouse · Lincoln County · 13.4 mi
- Rockland Harbor Breakwater Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 15.8 mi
- Owls Head Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 16.2 mi
- Ram Island Lightlighthouse · Lincoln County · 18.6 mi
- Indian Island Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 19.8 mi
- Burnt Island Lightlighthouse · Lincoln County · 19.9 mi
Questions
Where is Marshall Point Light?
Marshall Point Light is in Knox County, Maine, at 43.9174, -69.2613.
How many lighthouses are in Knox County?
Knox County, Maine has 15 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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