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 |