Ram Island Light

This article is about the lighthouse in Booth Bay. For the lighthouse at the entrance to Portland Harbor, see Ram Island Ledge Light.

Ram Island Light

Ram Island Light
Location	south of Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Coordinates	43°48′14.2″N 69°35′57.7″W / 43.803944°N 69.599361°W / 43.803944; -69.599361Coordinates: 43°48′14.2″N 69°35′57.7″W / 43.803944°N 69.599361°W / 43.803944; -69.599361
Year first constructed	1883
Automated	1965
Foundation	Granite Caisson
Tower shape	Cylindrical Tower
Markings / pattern	White
Focal height	36 feet (11 m)
Range	11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) & 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)
Characteristic	Iso R 6s with 2 W sectors
Fog signal	HORN: 1 every 30s
USCG number	1-5420^[1]^[2]

Ram Island Light Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Nearest city	Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Architect	US Army Corps of Engineers
MPS	Light Stations of Maine MPS
NRHP Reference #	87002280^[3]
Added to NRHP	January 21, 1988

Ram Island Light is a lighthouse about 100 feet (30 m) offshore of Ram Island, which lies south of Boothbay Harbor, Maine on the west side of the entrance to the Damariscotta River.

The Ram Island Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Ram Island Light Station on January 21, 1988, reference number 87002280.^[3]

References

↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-06.
↑ United States Coast Guard (2009). Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. p. 47.
1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

External links

Damariscotta, Sheepscot and Kennebec Rivers (Map) (35th ed.). 1:40,000. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Commerce. October 2010. 13293.

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