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Goose Rocks
State: ME
Year established: 1890
Latitude: 44 deg 8
min 7 sec N
Longitude: 69 deg 49
min 50 sec W
Height above sea level: 51 feet Original construction:
3-story cast iron tower atop circular cast iron concrete-filled foundation
Status:
Automated in 1963; active aid to navigation
Light characteristic:
Flashing red every 6 seconds, with white sector, visible for 11 nautical miles; fog signal is 1 blast every 10 seconds
More information:
 http://lighthouse.cc/gooserocks/index.html
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/goose.htm
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/WEBLIGHTHOUSES/LHME.html
Roberts, B., & Jones, R., American Lighthouses; A Comprehensive Guide, (Old Saybrook, CT: Globe Pequot Press, 1998), p. 43
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