West Quoddy Head Lighthouse History and Facts
by Marty Saccone
Title
West Quoddy Head Lighthouse History and Facts
Artist
Marty Saccone
Medium
Photograph - Fine Photography
Description
West Quoddy Head Lighthouse beams its light into the foggy darkness, it's after 4 AM in the morning and the long night's fog still hangs heavy surrounding the Bay of Fundy/Gulf of Maine.
For over two centuries many a ship's skipper or helmsman have depended on this landmark guardian sentry, its perpetual presence and vigil.
The following are a bit of the interesting facts and history about this lighthouse located on the easternmost peninsula of the United States mainland at Quoddy Head State Park in Lubec, Maine.
The tower's beacon is a "third order" Fresnel lens, while not the largest its size is quite impressive standing 5.5 feet eight inches high and over three feet in diameter weighing in at a ton (2000 lbs) It sits 83 feet above sea level and is visible 15 to 18 miles at sea delivering 30,000 candlepower via a 1000 watt bulb.
Originally illuminated by the oil of sperm whales then to lard oil in the 1860s,...to kerosene about 1880 and to electricity in 1932 and finally being automated in 1988.
The beacon flashes (but does not rotate) 24 hours per day concentrating its light toward the horizon in the following sequence,...2 seconds on / 2 seconds off / 2 seconds on / 9 seconds off.
Many additional renditions of West Quoddy Head Lighthouse are available for viewing at marty-saccone.pixels.com as well as a complete gallery portfolio of coastal Down East Maine fine art photography by Marty Saccone.
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February 13th, 2016
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