Pond Island Light Explained

Location:Kennebec River Entrance, Maine
Coordinates:43.74°N -69.7703°W
Yearbuilt:1821
Yearlit:1855 (current structure)
Automated:1963
Foundation:Granite blocks
Construction:Brick
Shape:Cylindrical Tower
Marking:White
Lens:5th order Fresnel lens (original), 250mm (current)
Characteristic:Iso W 6s
Fogsignal:HORN: 2 every 30s

Pond Island Light is a lighthouse at the mouth of the Kennebec River, Maine.[1] [2] It was first established in 1821 on Pond Island (one of several in Maine) at the mouth of the Kennebec. The present structure was built in 1855.

Notes and References

  1. 2009-08-06.
  2. 2009-10-09.