Lighthouse · Penobscot Bay, Maine
Owls Head Lighthouse
The 24 ft (7 m) tower is still an aid to navigation. Its light shows a steady white light, seen up to 16 nautical miles out. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Open in the viewer from Marshall Point Lighthouse, Port Clyde →
Quick facts
| Type | Lighthouse |
|---|---|
| Height | 7.2 m (24 ft) |
| Light | F W |
| Position | 44.0922°N, 69.0440°W |
| From Marshall Point Lighthouse, Port Clyde | 26 km (16 mi), bearing 42° NE |
| Source | NOAA ENC; USCG Light List Vol. I 4105; National Register 78000183 |
How to see it
Above water but beyond the horizon from Marshall Point Lighthouse, Port Clyde, 26 km (16 mi) away: the curve of the earth hides it. CoastFinder draws it faintly and marks it hidden, with its bearing and distance.
On the website for now. Maine's lighthouses are in the web viewer first, and they are coming to the CoastFinder app, which covers the North Carolina coast today. Follow @coastfinderapp to hear when Maine arrives.
Nearby
- Rockland Harbor Breakwater LighthouseLighthouse · 3.0 km
- Indian Island LighthouseLighthouse · 8.3 km
- Browns Head LighthouseLighthouse · more than 5.5 m · 11 km
- Curtis Island LighthouseLighthouse · 12 km
- Whitehead LighthouseLighthouse · 14 km
- Two Bush Island LighthouseLighthouse · 14 km
Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.