Saddleback Ledge Light
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 Historic American Buildings Survey photo, July 1960 | |
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| Location | west of Isle au Haut, Maine |
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| Coordinates | 44°0′51.697″N 68°43′35.217″W / 44.01436028°N 68.72644917°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1839 |
| Automated | 1954 |
| Height | 13 m (43 ft)  |
| Shape | Conical Granite Tower |
| Markings | Gray |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Fog signal | HORN: 1 every 10s |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 54 feet (16 m) |
| Lens | 12 inches (300 mm) |
| Range | 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 6s |
Saddleback Ledge Light Station | |
| Nearest city | Vinalhaven, Maine |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Architect | Alexander Parris |
| MPS | Light Stations of Maine MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000158[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 14, 1988 |
Saddleback Ledge Light is a lighthouse on Saddleback Ledge, an islet lying between Isle au Haut and Vinalhaven, Maine, in the middle of the southeastern entrance to Penobscot Bay.[2][3][4] The station was established and the current structure, designed by Alexander Parris, was built in 1839. One of Maine's oldest lighthouses, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Saddleback Ledge Light Station on March 14, 1988.[1]
