Petit Manan Light

Petit Manan Light is a lighthouse in Washington County, Maine. Maine has 70 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 11 of them in Washington County.

It was built in 1855, in the Civil War era, making it the 14th oldest of the 61 in Maine with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 119 feet tall (2nd tallest of 53 measured in Maine); its light sits 121 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 10s (a white flash every 10 seconds), with a range of about 19 nautical miles; it guards Gulf of Maine; the structure is built of stone.

Status check, 2026-11: 1817 is when the station was set up with a small stone tower. The current 119-ft granite tower dates from 1855 and is the second-tallest in Maine. Wikipedia, citing the National Register nomination, gives 109 ft for the stone shaft alone. Petit Manan Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is not reachable by road: the nearest road is about 4 miles away, so it is seen from shore or reached by water. It stands at 44.3676° N, 67.8644° W.

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