Home / Lighthouses / Maine Lighthouses / Hendricks Head Lighthouse 13

Search in this set

Hendricks Head Light is a lighthouse in Southport, Maine marking the west side of the mouth of the Sheepscot River. The light station was established in 1829, and its present structures date to 1875. It was deactivated in 1933, but relit in 1951. The two-story wood keeper's house is now a private summer residence.

Location - Sheepscot River, Maine
Coordinates: 43°49′21.282″N 69°41′23.011″W
Constructed: 1829
Construction: Brick
Tower height: 12 m (39 ft)
Tower shape: Square Brick Tower
Markings: White
First lit: 1875 (current structure)
Automated: 1975
Deactivated: 1933-1951
Focal height: 43 feet (13 m)
Lens: 4th order Fresnel lens (original), 9.8 inches (250 mm) (current)
Range: 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) & 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)
Characteristic: Flashing White with Red sector
Fog signal: Bell originally now none

I viewed this lighthouse from shore on August 21 2021. I took a boat cruise past this light on July 16 2022

The lighthouse is privately owned. Grounds/dwelling/tower closed.

There are various public cruises that pass the lighthouse. I used the cruise by Maine Maritime Museum out of Bath

Added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 20 1987

Access: Car and boat cruises