WayfarrowWhitehead Light
Lighthouse · Knox County, Maine
Whitehead 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 1852, in the Civil War era, making it the 9th oldest of the 61 in Maine with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 41 feet tall (22nd tallest of 53 measured in Maine); its light sits 75 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Oc G 4s (a green light that briefly goes dark every 4 seconds), with a range of about 6 nautical miles.
Status check, 2026-11: The station dates from 1804, but the granite tower standing today was built in 1852. It belongs to Pine Island Camp under the Maine Lights Program and is still an active aid to navigation. Whitehead Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 43.9787° N, 69.1244° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1852 |
|---|---|
| Tower height | 41 ft |
| Focal height | 75 ft |
| Light characteristic | Oc G 4s |
| Range | 6 nautical miles |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 43.97872, -69.12437 |
Nearby places
- Two Bush Island Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 2.7 mi
- Tenants Harbor Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 3.2 mi
- Marshall Point Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 8 mi
- Owls Head Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 8.8 mi
- Rockland Harbor Breakwater Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 9 mi
- Indian Island Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 13.3 mi
- Heron Neck Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 13.4 mi
- Franklin Island Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 13.8 mi
- Browns Head Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 14.1 mi
- Curtis Island Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 15.9 mi
- Monhegan Island Lightlighthouse · Lincoln County · 17.6 mi
- Goose Rocks Lightlighthouse · Knox County · 18.2 mi
Questions
Where is Whitehead Light?
Whitehead Light is in Knox County, Maine, at 43.9787, -69.1244.
How many lighthouses are in Knox County?
Knox County, Maine has 15 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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