WayfarrowTwo Bush Island Light
Lighthouse · Knox County, Maine
Two Bush Island 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 1897, in the late 19th century, making it the 49th oldest of the 61 in Maine with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 42 feet tall (19th tallest of 53 measured in Maine); its light sits 66 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 5s with R sector (a white flash every 5 seconds), with a range of about 15 nautical miles.
Status check, 2026-11: The original 1897 square brick tower is still an active light; the keeper's house was blown up in a 1970 demolition exercise, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has owned the lighthouse since 1998. It stands at 43.9642° N, 69.0739° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1897 |
|---|---|
| Tower height | 42 ft |
| Focal height | 66 ft |
| Light characteristic | Fl W 5s with R sector |
| Range | 15 nautical miles |
| Coordinates | 43.96420, -69.07390 |
Nearby places
- Whitehead Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 2.7 mi
- Tenants Harbor Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 5.5 mi
- Owls Head Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 9 mi
- Rockland Harbor Breakwater Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 9.7 mi
- Marshall Point Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 9.9 mi
- Heron Neck Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 11.3 mi
- Browns Head Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 13.1 mi
- Indian Island Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 13.9 mi
- Franklin Island Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 15.8 mi
- Curtis Island Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 16.5 mi
- Matinicus Rock Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 16.6 mi
- Goose Rocks Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 16.9 mi
Questions
Where is Two Bush Island Light?
Two Bush Island Light is in Knox County, Maine, at 43.9642, -69.0739.
How many lighthouses are in Knox County?
Knox County, Maine has 15 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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