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Spring Point Ledge Light

Lighthouse · Cumberland County, Maine

Spring Point Ledge Light, Maine
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Spring Point Ledge Light is a lighthouse in Cumberland County, Maine. Maine has 70 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 8 of them in Cumberland County.

It was built in 1897, in the late 19th century, making it the 49th oldest of the 61 in Maine with a recorded construction date; its light sits 54 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 6s with two R sectors (a white flash every 6 seconds), with a range of about 12 nautical miles; it guards Gulf of Maine; the recorded designer or builder is United States Army Corps of Engineers.

Status check, 2026-11: This is a sparkplug (caisson) lighthouse you can walk to along a 1951 breakwater. Height is left null because sources disagree: most give 54 ft, which is also the focal height, but one says the tower is 25 ft. Spring Point Ledge Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 43.6521° N, 70.2239° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1897
Focal height54 ft
Light characteristicFl W 6s with two R sectors
Range12 nautical miles
Body of waterGulf of Maine
Designer / builderUnited States Army Corps of Engineers
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates43.65211, -70.22391

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Questions

Where is Spring Point Ledge Light?

Spring Point Ledge Light is in Cumberland County, Maine, at 43.6521, -70.2239.

How many lighthouses are in Cumberland County?

Cumberland County, Maine has 8 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.

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