Lubec Channel Light
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| Location | Lubec, Maine |
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| Coordinates | 44°50′31.387″N 66°58′35.822″W / 44.84205194°N 66.97661722°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1890 |
| Automated | 1968 |
| Height | 12 m (39 ft)  |
| Shape | Conical Tower |
| Markings | White tower on black pier |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Fog signal | HORN: 1 every 15s |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 53 feet (16 m) |
| Lens | 6.1 inches (155 mm) |
| Range | 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 6s |
Lubec Channel Light Station | |
| Nearest city | Lubec, Maine |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Architect | US Army Corps of Engineers |
| MPS | Light Stations of Maine MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000152[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 14, 1988 |
Lubec Channel Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in Lubec, Maine.[2][3][4] Established in 1890, it is one of three surviving sparkplug lights in the state, and served as an important aid to navigation on the route from the Bay of Fundy to Eastport, Maine and the St. Croix River It is set in shallow waters in the Lubec Channel, about 500 feet (150 m) from the Canada–United States border. The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Lubec Channel Light Station on March 14, 1988.[1] The lighthouse was sold by auction into private hands on 2007.[5]
