Whitehead (Maine)
Whitehead is the fourth oldest lighthouse in the state of Maine in the United States . It was erected in 1804 on the southeast side of Whitehead Island as a 29 ft (9 m) high stone building. It marks the west side of the southern entrance to the Muscle Ridge Channel and thus the main entrance to western Penobscot Bay .
The importance of the construction of a lighthouse at this point results from a census in which the lighthouse keeper Joshua Bartlett counted 2,397 ship passages over a period of three months in 1842. By 1870 this number had increased to around 100 ships a day. The original building was replaced in 1852 by the building made of white granite blocks that still exists today; automation took place in 1982.
The facility has been operated by Pine Island Camp since 1997; their program for young people ensures the restoration and preservation of the property. About 75 ft. Above sea level, Whitehead Light will see a green light. The lighthouse can be viewed from Spruce Head Point Road for 1.2 miles in a south-southwestern direction. Seasonally runs the Lively Lady Too from Camden , which visits Whitehead Island as part of excursions.
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Coordinates: 43 ° 58 '43.4 " N , 69 ° 7' 27.7" W.