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Rockland Breakwater Light - Rockland,
Maine
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The Rockland Breakwater Light, originally
built in 1888 is located on the end of a
long stone breakwater designed to protect
Rockland Harbor. The breakwater, a popular
spot for strolling and fishing by tourists
and locals alike, is about 3/4 of a mile
long. Not too long? Try walking out to the light and back
on a hot muggy summer day! The things we
do to visit lighthouses!
Oh, and if you go, beware of the rats near
the house.
Because of its location, good photographs
of this light are really to be had from a
boat, which we didn't happen to be carrying
with us.
For more information visit:
New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide
(Rockland Breakwater)
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| Right: The "back" of the lighthouse.
This is the side that faces the end of the
breakwater, roughly SSE. |
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Left: A satellite photo of Rockland Harbor.
The long line almost in the middle
is the
breakwater. You might be able
to detect a
slight bulge at the tip (almost
like a cotton
swab)... that is the lighthouse.
(Photo courtesy of the Microsoft Terraserver web site). |
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Above: A view of the lighthouse as it is
approached from the breakwater.
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| Above: This is a view of the entire length
of the breakwater from shore. The end with
the light is on the right. The land in the
background ends on the left at Owl's Head,
the location of another lighthouse. |
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