WayfarrowMatinicus Rock Light
Lighthouse · Knox County, Maine
Matinicus Rock 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; its light sits 89 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 10s (a white flash every 10 seconds), with a range of about 20 nautical miles; it guards Gulf of Maine; the recorded designer or builder is United States Army Corps of Engineers.
Status check, 2026-11: The station dates to 1827 and the current granite twin towers to 1857; the north tower went dark in the 1920s, and the height is left blank because sources give 48 ft (USLHS, Lighthouse Digest) or 41 ft (NRHP-based description). Matinicus Rock Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is not reachable by road: the nearest road is about 5 miles away, so it is seen from shore or reached by water. It stands at 43.7835° N, 68.8550° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1857 |
|---|---|
| Focal height | 89 ft |
| Light characteristic | Fl W 10s |
| Range | 20 nautical miles |
| Body of water | Gulf of Maine |
| Designer / builder | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 43.78347, -68.85503 |
Nearby places
- Two Bush Island Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 16.6 mi
- Heron Neck Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 16.7 mi
- Saddleback Ledge Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 17.2 mi
- Whitehead Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 19 mi
- Tenants Harbor Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 20.5 mi
- Isle Au Haut Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 21.9 mi
- Marshall Point Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 22.3 mi
- Browns Head Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 22.9 mi
- Monhegan Island Lightlighthouse · Lincoln County · 23.1 mi
- Owls Head Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 23.3 mi
- Goose Rocks Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 24.4 mi
- Rockland Harbor Breakwater Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 24.8 mi
Questions
Where is Matinicus Rock Light?
Matinicus Rock Light is in Knox County, Maine, at 43.7835, -68.8550.
How many lighthouses are in Knox County?
Knox County, Maine has 15 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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