Owls Head Light
The Owls Head Light is an active aid to navigation located at the entrance of Rockland Harbor on western Penobscot Bay in the town of Owls Head, Knox County, Maine. The lighthouse is owned by the U.S. Coast Guard and licensed to the American Lighthouse Foundation. It is the centerpiece of 13-acre (5.3 ha) Owls Head State Park and was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Owls Head Light Station in 1978.
| Location | Owls Head, Maine |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44°05′30″N 69°02′38″W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1825 |
| Foundation | Granite |
| Construction | Brick |
| Automated | 1989 |
| Height | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Shape | Cylindrical |
| Markings | White with black lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Fog signal | Horn: 2 every 20s |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1825 |
| Focal height | 100 feet (30 m) |
| Lens | 4th order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fixed white |
Owls Head Light Station | |
| Nearest city | Owls Head, Maine |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built by | Jeremiah Berry; Green & Foster |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000183 |
| Added to NRHP | January 18, 1978 |
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