Whaleback Light in Portsmouth Harbor.  Taken from Fort McClary in Kittery, ME.
The station was established in 1831, the present lighthouse was built in 1872 and was automated in 1963.
Construction material: Granite
Height of tower: 50 feet; Height of focal plane: 59 feet
Earlier optic: Fourth-order Fresnel; Present optic: VRB-25
Whaleback Light in Portsmouth Harbor.  Taken from Fort McClary in Kittery, ME.
The station was established in 1831, the present lighthouse was built in 1872 and was automated in 1963.
Construction material: Granite
Height of tower: 50 feet; Height of focal plane: 59 feet
Earlier optic: Fourth-order Fresnel; Present optic: VRB-25
Cape Neddick "Nubble" Light, taken at Sohier Park in York, Maine.
The station was established in 1879.  The present lighthouse was built in 1879 and was automated in 1987.
Construction materials: Cast iron lined with brick
Height of tower: 41 feet; Height of focal plane: 88 feet
Original optic: Fourth-order Fresnel (1879); Present optic: Fourth-order Fresnel (1928)
Portsmouth Harbor Light take from Fort McClary in Kittery, Maine.
The station was established in 1771.  The present lighthouse was built in 1878 and it was automated in 1960.
Construction material: Cast iron.
Height of tower: 48 feet; Height of focal plane: 52 feet.
Optic: Fourth order Fresnel lens (1854). Characteristic: Fixed green (produced by green acrylic cylinder around lens), visible for 12 nautical miles.
Whaleback is to the left and the Portsmouth Light to the right.  Taken at Fort McClary State Park
Portsmouth Harbor Light take from Fort McClary in Kittery, Maine.
The station was established in 1771.  The present lighthouse was built in 1878 and it was automated in 1960.
Construction material: Cast iron.
Height of tower: 48 feet; Height of focal plane: 52 feet.
Optic: Fourth order Fresnel lens (1854). Characteristic: Fixed green (produced by green acrylic cylinder around lens), visible for 12 nautical miles.
Portsmouth Harbor Light take from Fort McClary in Kittery, Maine.
The station was established in 1771.  The present lighthouse was built in 1878 and it was automated in 1960.
Construction material: Cast iron.
Height of tower: 48 feet; Height of focal plane: 52 feet.
Optic: Fourth order Fresnel lens (1854). Characteristic: Fixed green (produced by green acrylic cylinder around lens), visible for 12 nautical miles.
Portsmouth Harbor Light take from Fort McClary in Kittery, Maine.
The station was established in 1771.  The present lighthouse was built in 1878 and it was automated in 1960.
Construction material: Cast iron.
Height of tower: 48 feet; Height of focal plane: 52 feet.
Optic: Fourth order Fresnel lens (1854). Characteristic: Fixed green (produced by green acrylic cylinder around lens), visible for 12 nautical miles.
Portsmouth Harbor Light take from Fort McClary in Kittery, Maine.
The station was established in 1771.  The present lighthouse was built in 1878 and it was automated in 1960.
Construction material: Cast iron.
Height of tower: 48 feet; Height of focal plane: 52 feet.
Optic: Fourth order Fresnel lens (1854). Characteristic: Fixed green (produced by green acrylic cylinder around lens), visible for 12 nautical miles.
Whaleback Light in Portsmouth Harbor. Taken from Fort McClary in Kittery, ME.
The station was established in 1831, the present lighthouse was built in 1872 and was automated in 1963.
Construction material: Granite
Height of tower: 50 feet; Height of focal plane: 59 feet
Earlier optic: Fourth-order Fresnel; Present optic: VRB-25
Whaleback Light in Portsmouth Harbor.  Taken from Fort McClary in Kittery, ME.
The station was established in 1831, the present lighthouse was built in 1872 and was automated in 1963.
Construction material: Granite
Height of tower: 50 feet; Height of focal plane: 59 feet
Earlier optic: Fourth-order Fresnel; Present optic: VRB-25
Whaleback Light in Portsmouth Harbor. Taken from Fort McClary in Kittery, ME.
The station was established in 1831, the present lighthouse was built in 1872 and was automated in 1963.
Construction material: Granite
Height of tower: 50 feet; Height of focal plane: 59 feet
Earlier optic: Fourth-order Fresnel; Present optic: VRB-25
See photo in original gallery.


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