Dyce Head Light

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]

Dyce Head Light

Location	Castine, Maine
Coordinates	44°22′57.6″N 68°49′7.86″W
Tower
Constructed	1829
Automated	1937
Shape	Rubble Tower
Markings	White
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places contributing property
Fog signal	none
Light
Deactivated	1937-2008
Focal height	134 feet (41 m)
Range	11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 6s
Dyce Head Light
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Part of	Castine Historic District
NRHP reference No.	73000240[1]
Added to NRHP	February 23, 1973

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.