Cape Neddick (Nubble) Lighthouse - Maine, United States
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Cape Neddick (Nubble) Lighthouse


Location
State Maine
Country United States




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Latitude 43° 9" 54'
Longitude -70° 35" 27'
Format DD DMS
Body of water Atlantic Ocean
Height Above Water 41 feet
Light Characteristics Occulting red three seconds.
Current Conditions
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Temperature: 38F
Dewpoint: 38F

Mostly Cloudy
High: 61F
Low: 34F

Clear
High: 63F
Low: 45F

Clear
High: 58F
Low: 38F

Mostly Cloudy

Introduction:
Located at Nubble Point, just east of Cape Neddick, the Cape Neddick Lighthouse is constructed of cast iron and brick, and has a 78-year-old fouth order Fresnel lens beaming an occulting red three-second on, three-second off pattern. The light stands 41 feet above the water. Boon Island Lighthouse is visible from the lighthouse some nine miles offshore.

History:
The lighthouse was constructed here in 1897, and automated in 1987. A keeper’s house, boathouse, oil house and storage building still stand on the property today. Of particular interest, the Cape Neddick lighthouse had a few periods of darkness in its long history due to the viciously cold winds of the Atlantic Ocean. The cold slowed the flow of oil to the light so extremely as to extinguish its flame many times until the light was electrified in 1938.

Local Notices to Mariners:
Local Notices to Mariners are now available exclusively online from the U.S. Coast Guard.

Tour Schedule:
The lighthouse and grounds are unfortunately not open to the public.

Marine Facilities: