Two Bush Island Light
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Location | Penobscot Bay entrance, Maine |
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Coordinates | 43°57′51.26″N 69°4′26.06″W / 43.9642389°N 69.0739056°WCoordinates: 43°57′51.26″N 69°4′26.06″W / 43.9642389°N 69.0739056°W |
Year first constructed | 1897 |
Automated | 1964 |
Tower shape | Square Brick Tower |
Markings / pattern | White |
Height | 42 feet (13 m) |
Focal height | 65 feet (20 m) |
Current lens | VRB-25 |
Range | 21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi) & 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 5s with R sector |
Fog signal | HORN: 1 every 15s |
Admiralty number | J0120 |
ARLHS number | USA-860 |
USCG number | 1-4540[1][2][3] |
Two Bush Island Light is a lighthouse on Two Bush Island, on the channel of the same name, the southwestern entrance to Penobscot Bay, Maine. It was established in 1897.
References
- ↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- ↑ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 40.
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ (2009-08-06). "Lighthouses of the United States: Southern Maine". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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