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Goat Island Light
Goat Island Light was first established in 1822, then rebuilt in 1859. The 25 foot brick tower originally had a fifth-order lens, but has been automated with a 300mm optic. It's still and active aid to navigation, but the Coast Guard leases the island to the Kenn...
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Goat Island Lighthouse, seen in close-up here, is best seen by boat, perhaps a kayak rental. It can be viewed in the distance from Cape Porpoise Harbor. The lighthouse and island are not open to the public, except by permission of the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust that protects over 50 sites in t...
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Goat Island Lighthouse
Goat Island has the distinction of being the last manned lighthouse in Maine. In 1976 the Coast Guard had plans to automate the light. In 1978 the same storm than inundated Boon Island partially submerged Goat Island and did blow away a covered wooden walkway. The keeper's wife and two small childre...
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Goat Island Lighthouse Guide
In 1990, the Fresnel lens was replaced with a automated 300-mm optic. Goat Island Light was next to the last Lighthouse in the United States to be automated (In 1998, Boston Light became the final American Lighthouse to be automated). Goat Island was leased to the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust in...
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Goat Island Lighthouse, Maine at Lighthousefriends.com
From Interstate 95, take the Kennebunkport exit and follow Highway 35 east for 1.8 miles into Keenebunk, and then continue east on Highway 9A for 3.5 miles to Kennebunkport, where Highway 9A merges with Highway 9. Follow Highway 9 northeast for 2.5 miles to Cape Porpoise. In Cape Porpoise, turn east...
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Lighthouse Depot
Take ME 9 toward Kennebunkport off US Route 1 north or south. Follow Route 9 to Cape Porpoise Center. When the road makes a 90 degree turn, bear right (northbound) or turn left (southbound) onto Pier Road. Continue 0.6 mile to the town wharf. Free parking is available near the wharf. The view of the...
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