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| Nearest Town or City: | Georgetown Maine United States |
| Location: | Near the mouth of the Kennebec River. |
| Managing Organization: | American Lighthouse Foundation |
| Website: | http://www.lighthousefoundation.org/alf_ lights/perkinsisland/perkinsisland_info. tm |
| Notes: | The keeper's house, which is owned by the state of Maine, is in a state of severe disrepair, but the bell tower was recently restored by volunteers. The lighthouse was licensed by the U.S. Coast Guard to the American Lighthouse Foundation in 2000. |
| Tower Height: | 23 |
| Description Tower: | Octagonal white wood tower with black cast iron lantern. |
| Operational: | Yes |
| Date Established: | 1898 |
| Date Present Tower Built: | 1898 |
| Current Use: | Active aid to navigation. |
| Open To Public: | No. |
| Directions: | The lighthouse can be seen across the Kennebec River at Parker Head in Phippsburg, off ME 209. From US Route 1 in Bath go south on ME 209. Continue to Phippsburg (six miles) and trun left on Parker Head Road. Continue about 2.6 miles to Parker Head Village. The lighthouse can be seen from here, but it is best seen from the water. The Maine Maritime Museum in Bath offers a number of cruises that pass the lighthouse. Call (207) 443-1316 for information. From Boothbay Harbor, Cap'n Fish's Whale Watch and Scenic Harbor Cruises offers a three hour Kennebec River-Bath cruise that passes Perkins Island and several other lighthouses. The cruise runs from July to September on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Call (207) 633-3244 or (800) 636-3244 for times and reservations. Map It! |
| Characteristic Range: | Flashing red every 2.5 seconds with two white sectors. |
| Other Buildings: | 1898 two story wood keeper's house, 1902 pyramidal fog bell tower, 1906 brick oil house, 1898 barn, 1901 boathouse. |
| Date Automated: | 1959 |
| Optics: | 1898: Fifth order Fresnel lens; now 250 mm. |
| Height Focal Plane: | 41 |
| National Register: | Yes |
| Keepers: | Eugene Osgood (c. 1930s); Clarence Skolfield (1946-1955). |
| Telephone: | 2076460245 |
| Contact Address: | P.O. Box 889 |
| City: | Wells |
| State: | Maine |
| Postal Code: | 04090 |
| Country: | United States |
| Signal: | 1902: Fog bell and striking machinery in pyramidal tower. |
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