Sunday, December 1, 2019

OWLS HEAD LIGHTHOUSE - ROCKLAND, MAINE







                                                                     Early view of Owls Head Lighthouse pre-1878
                                                                           Photograph courtesy National Archives


     Owls Head Lighthouse with covered walkway - 1931
     (Photograph courtesy of the United States Coast Guard)

Active Aid to Navigation - Yes
Tower Height: 30' (9 m), Focal Height: 100' (300 m), Lens: 4th order Fresnel lens, Range: 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 miles), Characteristc: Fixed White, Fog Signal: Horn- 2 every 20s.

Located atop the head at the southern side of the entrance to Rockland Harbor.

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