Dyce Head Light
LocationCastine, Maine
Coordinates44°22′57.6″N 68°49′7.86″W / 44.382667°N 68.8188500°W / 44.382667; -68.8188500
Tower
Constructed1829
Automated1937
ShapeRubble Tower
MarkingsWhite
HeritageNRHP contributing property Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signalnone
Light
Deactivated1937-2008
Focal height134 feet (41 m)
Range11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 6s
Dyce Head Light
Part ofCastine Historic District
NRHP reference No.73000240[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1973

Dyce Head Light is a lighthouse in the town of Castine, Maine.[2][3] First established in 1829, the light was deactivated in 1937 and replaced by a skeleton tower 475 feet (145 m) to the south. When that structure was destroyed by a storm in 2007, however, the old light was reactivated in 2008.[4]

The lighthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property to Castine Historic District.[5]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. August 6, 2009. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017.
  3. Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 32.
  4. Rowlett, Russ (August 13, 2009). "Lighthouses of the United States: Eastern Maine". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  5. "Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Maine - Dice Head Light". National Park Service. Retrieved August 11, 2009.


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