The Fort Point Light, or Fort Point Light Station, is located in Fort Point State Park, in Stockton Springs, Maine. A lighthouse at this point has served as an active aid to navigation since 1835; the present lighthouse dates to 1857.
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Location: Penobscot River Entrance Coordinates: 44°28′1.682″N 68°48′42.058″ Constructed: 1836 Automated: 1988 Height: 9.5 m (31 ft) Shape: Square Brick Tower Markings: White Fog signal: HORN: 1 every 10s First lit: 1857 (current structure) Focal height: 88 feet (27 m) Lens: 4th order Fresnel Lens Range: 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) Characteristic: Flashing White.
I was here on July 15 2022.
The lighthouse is owned by Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands. Grounds open, tower closed.
Park grounds are open daily 9 a.m. to sunset.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 23 1988
Access: Car A small donation is asked for.