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Pond Island Light

Lighthouse · Sagadahoc County, Maine

Pond Island Light at Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge credit: USFWS
Pond Island Light at Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge credit: USFWS · U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Pond Island Light is a lighthouse in Sagadahoc County, Maine. Maine has 70 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 7 of them in Sagadahoc 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 20 feet tall (51st tallest of 53 measured in Maine); its light sits 52 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Iso W 6s (a white light, equally on and off, repeating every 6 seconds), with a range of about 9 nautical miles.

Status check, 2026-11: Station set up in 1821; the current 20-ft brick tower dates from 1855, and the other station buildings were torn down after it was automated in 1963. It is not reachable by road: the nearest road is about 1 mile away, so it is seen from shore or reached by water. It stands at 43.7400° N, 69.7703° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1855
Tower height20 ft
Focal height52 ft
Light characteristicIso W 6s
Range9 nautical miles
Coordinates43.74004, -69.77030

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Questions

Where is Pond Island Light?

Pond Island Light is in Sagadahoc County, Maine, at 43.7400, -69.7703.

How many lighthouses are in Sagadahoc County?

Sagadahoc County, Maine has 7 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.

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