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Cape Elizabeth Light (also known as Two Lights) is a lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, at the southwestern entrance to Casco Bay in Maine. Only the eastern tower of the two that made up the light station until 1924 is active. The western tower is deactivated, but it is still standing and is privately owned..

Location: Cape Elizabeth, US
Coordinates: 43°33′57.846″N 70°12′.209″W
Address: Lighthouse Point Rd, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107
Constructed: 1828
Foundation: Stone
Construction: Cast iron
Tower height: 20 m (66 ft)
Tower shape: Conical tower attached to entrance tower; East tower conical without lantern
Markings: White with black trim, East Tower White.
First lit: 1874 (current tower)
Automated: 1963
Deactivated: West tower was deactivated in 1924
Focal height: 129 feet (39 m)
Lens: 2nd order Fresnel lens (original), VRB-25 (current) Range: 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
Characteristic: Flashing White(4) 15s
Fog signal: HORN: 2 every 60s.

Visited here on August 20 2021. I also visited this light on July 14 2022

The dwelling is privately owned. The tower is owned by the Coast Guard but leased to the American Lighthouse Foundation. Grounds/dwelling/tower closed.

The west tower is privately owned. Grounds/tower closed.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 27 1974

Access: Car Perhaps the best public spot for viewing the twin towers is at The Lobster Shack Restaurant, located at the end of Two Lights Road, next to the fog signal building.