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Portland Head Light is a historic lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The light station sits on a head of land at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into Portland Harbor, which is within Casco Bay in the Gulf of Maine. Completed in 1791, it is the oldest lighthouse in Maine.

Location: Portland Head off Shore Rd., Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Coordinates: 43°37′23″N 70°12′28″WCoordinates: 43°37′23″N 70°12′28″W
Constructed: 1791
Foundation: Natural emplaced
Construction: Rubble stone with brick lining
Tower height: 24.38 m (80.0 ft)
Tower shape: Conical
Markings: White with black trim
First lit: 1791
Automated: 1989
Focal height: 101 feet (31 m)
Lens: Fourth order Fresnel lens (original), DCB 224 airport aerobeacon (replaced 2021) VRB-25 (current)
Range: 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi)
Characteristic: Flashing white 4s Lighted continuously
Fog signal: HORN: 1 blast ev 15s

I viewed this lighthouse on August 20 2021.

The Museum at Portland Head Light, housed in the keeper’s dwelling, is open daily from Memorial Day through the end of October. From late-April to Memorial Day and from November 1 to the first weekend in December, the Museum is open weekends only..

The lighthouse is owned by the Town of Cape Elizabeth. Grounds open, dwelling open in season, tower closed.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 24 1973

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