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Cape Neddick Light Station
Labels:
1879,
Neddick,
Nubble Rock,
York River
Cape Neddick Light Station
Lighthouse Data (aka Nubble Light)
| Established: | July 1, 1879 |
| Light List: | Aid No. 125/J0226 |
| Position: | N 43° 09' 54", W 70° 35' 28" Cape Neddick, near the entrance to York River; York, Maine |
| Characteristic: | Iso R 6s (2) [6 seconds Red alternating with 6 sec darkness] |
| Original Optics: | Fourth-order Fresnel Lens -1879 (3) |
| Present optic: | Fourth-order Fresnel Lens -1928 |
| Elevation: | 88-feet high Focal Plane |
| Range: | 13 nautical miles visible reach at sea |
| Structure: (Daymark) | 41-feet high White Conical Cast iron lined with brick Tower with Black Lantern |
| Fog signal: | One Second blast every 10 seconds |
| First Keeper: | Nathaniel Otterson |
| Automated: | July 13, 1987 |
| Current Use: | Active aid to navigation, U.S. Coast Guard Access to Optic; Owned by the Town of York since June 20, 1998 |
Cap Fréhel
Labels:
Britain,
Cap Fréhel,
Côtes-d'Armor,
France
Cap Fréhel is a peninsula in Côtes-d'Armor, in northern Brittany, France which extends off the Côte d'Émeraude into the Golfe de Saint-Malo. No towns or villages are situated on the peninsula however two lighthouses, one from the 17th century and the other one from 1950, are located at the tip of it. The Cap is located 8.5 km from the town centre of Fréhel.
Bretagna, Guardiano del faro - Bretagne, Lighthouse Keeper
Labels:
Bretagna,
occhiobliquo
lonely seagull
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Lightship Nantucket and Goat Island Light
Labels:
Boston,
East Coast,
lightship,
Nantucket,
West Coast,
Willie Waw
The lightship 'Nantucket' was stationed on the West Coast from 1950 to 1971 and then on the East Coast from 1971-1983. She was the last lightship station in the U.S. She is now operating as a private yacht in Nantucket, Boston and other northeast ports.
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