Pond Island Light

Pond Island Light
Location	Kennebec River Entrance, Maine
Coordinates	43°44′24.13″N 69°46′13.09″W / 43.7400361°N 69.7703028°W
Tower
Constructed	1821
Foundation	Granite blocks
Construction	Brick
Automated	1963
Height	6 m (20 ft)
Shape	Cylindrical Tower
Markings	White
Fog signal	HORN: 2 every 30s
Light
First lit	1855 (current structure)
Focal height	52 feet (16 m)
Lens	5th order Fresnel lens (original), 9.8 inches (250 mm) (current)
Range	9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)
Characteristic	Iso W 6s

Pond Island Light is a lighthouse at the mouth of the Kennebec River, Maine.^[1]^[2]^[3] 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.

References

^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-06. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 52.
^ Rowlett, Russ (2009-10-09). "Lighthouses of the United States: Southern Maine". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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[cghist-1] "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-06. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.

[cgll-2] Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 52.

[rowlett-3] Rowlett, Russ (2009-10-09). "Lighthouses of the United States: Southern Maine". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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