Whitehead Light

Whitehead is the fourth oldest lighthouse in the state of Maine in the United States. It was erected in 1804 on the south side of Whitehead Iceland than 29 ft ( 9 m ) high building rubble stone. It marks the west side of the southern access to the Muscle Ridge Channel and thus to the main entrance to the 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 in 1842 counted 2,397 ship passages over a period of three months. By 1870, this number had increased to about 100 ships per day. The original building was replaced in 1852 by the still existing buildings of white granite blocks; the automation was 1982.

Since 1997, the plant is operated by Iceland Pine Camp; their program for young people ensures the restoration and preservation of the object. About 75 ft. ( 24 m ) above sea level can Whitehead Light will see a green light. From the Spruce Head Point Road can be seen in direction southsouthwest the lighthouse over a distance of 1.2 miles ( 2 km). Seasonal service operates from Camden the Lively Lady Too, which Whitehead Iceland driving under excursions.