WayfarrowRam Island Light
Lighthouse · Lincoln County, Maine
Ram Island Light is a lighthouse in Lincoln County, Maine. Maine has 70 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 6 of them in Lincoln County.
It was built in 1883, in the late 19th century, making it the 42nd oldest of the 61 in Maine with a recorded construction date; its light sits 36 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Iso R 6s (a red light, equally on and off, repeating every 6 seconds), with a range of about 11 nautical miles.
Status check, 2026-11: Boothbay Harbor tower (not the Ram Island Ledge Light near Portland), automated 1965 and still an active aid. Most sources give 35 ft but newenglandlighthouses.net gives 40 ft, so height is left null. Ram Island Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 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 43.8039° N, 69.5994° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1883 |
|---|---|
| Focal height | 36 ft |
| Light characteristic | Iso R 6s |
| Range | 11 nautical miles |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 43.80394, -69.59936 |
Nearby places
- Burnt Island Lightlighthouse · Lincoln County · 2.5 mi
- The Cuckolds Lightlighthouse · Lincoln County · 3 mi
- Hendricks Head Lightlighthouse · Lincoln County · 4.7 mi
- Pemaquid Point Lightlighthouse · Lincoln County · 5.2 mi
- Pemaquidghost town · Lincoln County · 8.3 mi
- Perkins Island Lightlighthouse · Sagadahoc County · 9.4 mi
- Pond Island Lightlighthouse · Sagadahoc County · 9.6 mi
- Squirrel Point Lightlighthouse · Sagadahoc County · 10.2 mi
- Seguin Lightlighthouse · Sagadahoc County · 10.4 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Lightlighthouse · Sagadahoc County · 11.2 mi
- Doubling Point Range Lightslighthouse · Sagadahoc County · 11.2 mi
- Doubling Point Lightlighthouse · Sagadahoc County · 11.7 mi
Questions
Where is Ram Island Light?
Ram Island Light is in Lincoln County, Maine, at 43.8039, -69.5994.
How many lighthouses are in Lincoln County?
Lincoln County, Maine has 6 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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