Cape Neddick Light
The Cape Neddick Light in 2007
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| Location | Cape Neddick, Maine |
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| Coordinates | 43°9′54.733″N 70°35′27.943″W / 43.16520361°N 70.59109528°WCoordinates: 43°9′54.733″N 70°35′27.943″W / 43.16520361°N 70.59109528°W |
| Year first constructed | 1879 |
| Automated | 1987 |
| Foundation | Concrete |
| Construction | Cast iron plate with brick lining |
| Tower shape | Cylindrical |
| Markings / pattern | White with black lantern |
| Focal height | 88 ft (27 m) |
| Original lens | Fourth order Fresnel |
| Range | 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) |
| Characteristic | Isophase Red 6s. Lighted throughout 24 hours. |
| Fog signal | HORN: 1 every 10s |
| USCG number |
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Cape Neddick Light Station
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| Location | Cape Neddick, York, Maine |
| NRHP Reference # | 85000844 |
| Added to NRHP | April 16, 1985 |
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The Cape Neddick Light is a lighthouse in Cape Neddick, York, Maine. In 1874 Congress appropriated $15,000 to build a light station at the "Nubble" and in 1879 construction began. Cape Neddick Light Station was dedicated by the U.S. Lighthouse Service and put into use in 1879. It is still in use today.
Plans had been in the works to build a lighthouse on the site since 1837. The tower is lined with brick and sheathed with cast iron. It stands 41 feet (12 m) tall but the light is 88 feet (27 m) above sea level because of the additional height of the steep rocky islet on which it sits. Unusually, the of the walkway railing around the lantern room are decorated with 4-inch (100 mm) brass replicas of the lighthouse itself.
The Cape Neddick Light stands on Nubble Island about 100 yards (91 m) off Cape Neddick Point. It is commonly known as "Nubble Light" or simply "the Nubble".
Cape Neddick Point is at the north end of Long Sands Beach in the village of York Beach. The lighthouse is inaccessible to the general public, but the nearby mainland is occupied by Sohier Park which offers a telescope with which to view the lighthouse and a gift shop with a "Nubble" theme.
Nubble Light is a famous American icon and a classic example of a lighthouse. The Voyager spacecraft, which carries photographs of Earth’s most prominent man-made structures and natural features, should it fall into the hands of intelligent extraterrestrials, includes a photo of Nubble Light with images of the Great Wall of China and the Taj Mahal.
Cape Neddick Light is one of the last eight lights in Maine to still have its Fresnel lens. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Cape Neddick Light Station on April 16, 1985, reference number 85000844.
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