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Name: Cape Neddick Light   Map it!

Also known as: Nubble Light

Also known as: The Nubble

Nearest Town or City:
York, Maine, United States

Location: Near the entrance to the York River, off the eastern point of Cape Neddick.

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Managing Organization:
York Parks and Recreation

Telephone: 207-363-3078

Website: http://parksandrec.yorkmaine.org/nubblehome.html

Contact Address Information:
186 York Street
York
Maine, 03909, United States

Notes:
Under the Maine Lights Program this lighthouse became the property of the Town of York in 1998. The "Nubble" Light is one of the most photographed lighthouses in New England.

Tower Height: 41

Height of Focal Plane: 88

Characteristic and Range: Six seconds red alternating with 6 seconds darkness, visible for 13 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: White cylindrical cast iron tower with brick lining and black cast iron lantern, attached to keeper's house by walkway.

This light is operational

Other Buildings?
1879 Victorian two story wood keeper's house, 1902 oil house, c. 1930s storage building, 1978 boathouse.

Date Established: 1879

Date Present Tower Built: 1879

Date Automated: 1987

Optics: 1879: Fourth order Fresnel lens; 1928: Fourth order Fresnel lens (still in use).

Fog Signal: 1879: Bell on lighthouse; 1880: Framework bell tower and striking mechanism; 1890: 2,035 pound bell, striking apparatus; 1911: Pyramidal bell tower and 3,000 pound bell; 1969: diaphragm fog horn. Now automated horn with one blast every 10 seconds.

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? No.

Directions:
An excellent view of Cape Neddick Light is available from Sohier Park in York. From I-95, take Exit 1 east (The Yorks, the Berwicks) to Route 1. Turn right on Route 1 for .3 mile to Route 1A at a traffic light. Turn left on Route 1A and continue .9 mile. Bear right on 1A to the end of Long Sands Beach. Turn right on Nubble Road and drive 1.1 miles to Sohier Park and free parking. There is a gift shop at the park. There are also public restrooms.

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Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Keepers: Leander White (1879 - was reassigned before lighthouse was established); Simon Leighton (1879 - resigned due to illness before lighthouse was established); Nathaniel Otterson (1879-1885); Brackett Lewis (1885-1904); William M. Brooks (1904-1912); James Burke (1912-1919); William Richardson (1919-1921); Fairfield Moore (1921-1928); Edmund Howe (1928-1930); Truman J. Lathrop (1930); Eugene Coleman (1930-194?) ; Oscar M. "Tiny" Sparrow (Coast Guard, c. 1940s); Wilber Brewster (Coast Guard, c. 1940s); Bruce R. Reed (Coast Guard, c. 1950s); Boyd L. Davis (Coast Guard, c. 1950s); John Johnson (Coast Guard, c, 1961); Leo R. Midgett (Coast Guard, c. 1964); Allan E. Wilson (Coast Guard, c. 1960s); Alfred Paul Chadwick (Coast Guard, c. 1967); David K. Winchester (Coast Guard); Arnold P. Chadwick (Coast Guard); Lindsay C. Rome (Coast Guard); Daniel J. Fries (Coast Guard); Michael Carbino (Coast Guard); Michael Hackett (Coast Guard, 1973-1975); Richard Harrison (Coast Guard, 1975-1977); Ronald O'Brien (Coast Guard, 1977-1979); John Terry (Coast Guard, c. 1984); Russell Ahlgren (Coast Guard, ?-1987)