Goose Rocks Light

Goose Rocks Light

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location = North Haven, Maine
coordinates = coord|44|7|48|N|68|48|30|W
yearbuilt = 1890
yearlit = 1890
automated = 1963
yeardeactivated =
foundation = cast iron/concrete caisson
construction = cast iron
shape = sparkplug
marking = white with black base and black trim
height = convert|51|ft|m
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intensity = Fourth-order
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Goose Rocks Light is a lighthouse located near North Haven, Maine in Penobscot Bay and the Gulf of Maine, part of the Atlantic Ocean. It stands at the eastern entrance to the Fox Islands Thoroughfare, the busy mile-wide strait separating North Haven from Vinalhaven.

External links

* [http://lighthouse.cc/gooserocks/ Goose Rocks Light]


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