Lighthouses

FORT POINT LIGHT - Maine

 

Location: Entrance To Penobscot River
Currently Operational: Yes
Height: 88 feet
Year Established: 1837

 

Located at the entrance to the Penobscot River where it meets Penobscot Bay, Fort Point Light has been guarding mariners since the 1830s. The current square brick tower and attached keeper’s house were built in 1857, replacing an earlier light station. It’s one of the first river lights in Maine and sits within what is now Fort Point State Park, near the remains of the 18th-century Fort Pownall.

The lighthouse was electrified mid-20th century and automated in 1988, but it still uses a fourth-order Fresnel lens - one of the few remaining in active use in Maine. The light flashes white and has a reach of about 15 nautical miles.

In addition to the tower and keeper’s house, the station includes historic auxiliary structures like the oil house and bell house. The park setting makes Fort Point a scenic spot for photos and shoreline views of this long-serving beacon.

 

Fort Point Light

 

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