Prospect Harbor
Light
Cyberlights Lighthouses - Prospect Harbor

Prospect Harbor Quick Facts

Year Station Established: 1850

Is the Light operational? Yes

Year Light First Lit: 1891

Year Automated: 1951

Shape: Conical

Tower Height: 38  ft.

Original Optic: 5th Order, Fresnel

Present Optic: 250mm

Existing Keepers Quarters? Yes
     Year Constructed: 1891
      Number of Stories: 1.5
      Architectural Style:
        Vernacular Classical Revival

      Construction Materials: Wood

 

Prospect Harbor Light
Prospect Harbor, Maine

Cyberlights Lighthouses - Prospect Harbor

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History/Info:
Prospect Harbor Light is at the tip of Prospect Harbor Point. The lighthouse is part of US Naval Communications Center. Supposedly you can get better photographs from the shore near the lighthouse even though we've read that access is restricted due to the lighthouse being on Naval property. We took these photos across the harbor in the parking lot of the Stinson Canning Company.

Personal Note:
Update to above info. You can drive up to the gate by the lighthouse. From there you can walk along the rocky beach to get good views of the lighthouse.

Latitude/Longitude: 44°24'N 68°01'W

Directions: click here for overview map     click here for detailed map

  • From Route 1 take  Route 195  south for 4.9 miles into Prospect Harbor.
  • At the intersection with Route 186, turn right onto Route 186.
  • In 0.2 miles turn right onto Corea Rd.
  • In another 0.2 miles bear right onto Lighthouse Rd.
  • Follow this to the end. There is no access to the lighthouse but you can park at the nearby shoreline and walk along the beach to get good photo opportunities of the lighthouse.


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