Owls Head Light
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Owls Head Light is a historic lighthouse in coastal Maine, known for guiding ships into Rockland Harbor and serving as a popular scenic and tourist landmark.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Owls Head Light canonical | 2 |
| Hendricks Head Light | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ |
| access | by road through Owls Head State Park ⓘ |
| automated | 1989 ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Knox County, Maine
ⓘ
Lighthouses in Maine ⓘ Tourist attractions in Knox County, Maine ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | brick ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| focalHeight | about 100 feet ⓘ |
| function |
aids navigation into Rockland Harbor
ⓘ
coastal navigation aid ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedMuseum | Owls Head Light keeper’s house museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeeperHouse | yes ⓘ |
| height | about 30 feet ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic lighthouse of Maine ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | white flash every 4 seconds ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Knox County, Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Owls Head, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Rockland Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Owls Head peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyOfWater | Penobscot Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAgent | United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marking | white tower with black lantern ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Rockland, Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomaston, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
guiding ships into Rockland Harbor
ⓘ
popular photography location ⓘ scenic coastal views ⓘ |
| NRHPListingYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLensType | Fresnel lens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Owls Head State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Maine ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| towerShape | cylindrical tower ⓘ |
| usedFor |
maritime safety
ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| yearBuilt | 1825 ⓘ |
| yearFirstLit | 1825 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hendricks Head Light