Rockland Breakwater Light

Address

Rockland Harbor Rockland, ME 04841

Phone

207-785-4609

Website

www.rocklandlighthouse.com/

Description

Located on a square slab of granite at the end of a half-mile jetty, this station from a distance looks like a house drifting out to sea, with a small beacon attached. The lighthouse is open for tours on summer weekends. It can be reached by turning onto Waldo Ave. from Route 1, then turning right on Samoset Road, which ends in a small parking area just less than a mile's walk from the lighthouse. At least a dozen sailing vessels offer cruises that may pass by this light.

Rockland Breakwater Light was built in 1888.

Lighthouse Day 2010:

Hours of Operation: 9 to 3

Guided Tours: Self-guided

Height of Tower: 25 feet

Climbing Restrictions: Must be a minimum of 42 inches tall to climb the tower

Special Events: None

Located: Land-based at the end of a 7/8-mile stone breakwater

Caretaker: Friends of Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse, a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation

Website: www.lighthousefoundation.org

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