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Spring Point Ledge
State: ME
Year established: 1897
Latitude: 43 deg 39
min 7 sec N
Longitude: 70 deg 13
min 26 sec W
Height above sea level: 54 feet Original construction:
present 54-foot white conical brick tower on black cast iron cylindrical pier Rebuilds:
 1934: light electrified
1951: granite breakwater from mainland to the light
Status:
Automated in the early 1960s; active aid to navigation
Light characteristic:
Flashing white every 6 seconds with 2 red sectors; fog signal is 1 blast every 10 seconds
More information:
http://lighthouse.cc/springpoint/index.html
http://www.springpointlight.org/
http://lighthousegetaway.com/lights/spring_point.html
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