Owls Head Light

Owls Head Light is an active lighthouse at the entrance to Rockland Harbor in Owls Head, Maine, on the western side of Penobscot Bay. Established in 1825, it began as a round rubblestone tower and was rebuilt in 1852 as the present cylindrical brick structure on a granite foundation atop a cliff. Though only 30 feet tall, its site gives it a focal height of about 100 feet above mean sea level. The station preserves key historic features, including an 1854 keeper’s house and an 1856 fourth-order Fresnel lens, one of the last six still operating in Maine. Restored in 2010, it remains a working aid to navigation and a prominent coastal landmark.

Owls Head, Maine · United States