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Managing Organization:
American Lighthouse Foundation
Telephone: 207-646-0245
Website: http://www.lighthousefoundation.org
Contact Address Information:
P.O. Box 889
Wells
Maine, 04090, United States
Notes:
The first keepers lived inside the lighthouse; in 1888 a boathouse with keeper's quarters was added. The Coast Guard built a modern house in 1960. All the buildings have been destroyed in storms, and the marine railway was destroyed in a storm in October 1991. Halfway Rock Light was available under the Maine Lights Program but there were no applicants; the station was leased in 2000 to the American Lighthouse Foundation.
Tower Height: 76
Height of Focal Plane: 77
Characteristic and Range: Flashing red every five seconds.
Description of Tower: White conical granite tower with black cast iron lantern.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
All other buildings, including a two story keeper's house, have been destroyed.
Date Established: 1871
Date Present Tower Built: 1871
Date Automated: 1975
Optics: 1871: Third order Fresnel lens (now at U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut); 1994: Vega VRB-25 solar powered optic.
Fog Signal: 1887: 43-foot pyramidal fog bell tower with 1,000 pound bell and striking apparatus; 1905: Daboll fog trumpet operated by diesel engines; now automated fog horn with two blasts every 30 seconds.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation
Open To Public? No.
Directions:
Halfway Rock Light can be seen distantly from Land's End on Bailey Island. Take the Maine Turnpike North to Exit 9 (Brunswick, Bath, Boothbay, Coastal Region). Follow I-95 north and follow the signs to Brunswick/Bath. Tale Exit 22 and follow US Route 1 for four miles to Cook's Corner, ME 24 (Orr's and Bailey Islands). Follow ME 24 south for about 15 miles to its end at Land's End. There is a large parking area with a gift shop nearby. The lighthouse is best seen from the water. Sea Escape Charters and Cottages offers fishing and sightseeing charters and can take you close to Halfway Rock Light. Follow the above directions but watch for the Sea Escape Cottages sign on your right before you reach Land's End. For more information call (207) 833-5531 or email Les McNelly at seaesc@mail.gwi.net
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Keepers: John T. Sterling (1871-1883); George A. Toothaker (1883-1885); William T. Holbrook (1885-1890); Charles S. Williams (1890-1891); J. Harmon Stover (1891-1893); Parker O. Haley (1893-1900); Edmund Coffin (1900-1902); Jno (Jon?) B. Dewyea (1902-1912); Foster Reed (c. 1920); Julian Hatch (Coast Guard, 1950-1951); BM1 ? Mason (Coast Guard c. 1950-1951); Kenneth Rouleau (Coast Guard, c. 1960-1961); Horace A. Leverett (Coast Guard, c. 1966); Jerry Ward (Coast Guard, 1969-1971); Lawrence E. Johnson, Jr. (Coast Guard, c. 1970s); Stephen Krikorian (Coast Guard, c. 1970s); Ronald Handfield (Coast Guard, c. 1970s); Ken Field (Coast Guard, c. 1970s).
Nearby Lodging: Sea Escape Cottages and Charters, Donna & Les McNelly, P.O. Box 7, Bailey Island, ME 04003. Phone (207) 833-5531. Email: seaesc@mail.gwi.net Several cottages available, also a duplex and "penthouse." Fishing and sightseeing charters are available.
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