I thought I knew most of the well-known lighthouses of Maine after doing this Lighthouse of the Week thing for several years, but this one was a discovery via a webcam. Actually drove up the Maine coast once and got near it, but didn't see it, though I saw a few others on that trip.
It's well-known and well-photographed, and probably oft-visited, too. After the map and the info, I'll provide a couple other websites about this one.
So, mapwise, this shows where it is in relation to nearby Saco, and not-very-far-away Portland. This is the map.
Now for the Lighthouse Directory excerpt:
"1808. Active; focal plane 71 ft (21.5 m); flash every 5 s, alternating white and green. 47 ft (14 m) round rubblestone tower with lantern and gallery, painted white, attached to a 2-story wood keeper's house (1906); VRB-25 aerobeacon (1972). Lantern and gallery painted black. Fog horn (2 blasts every 30 s). The lantern was removed in 1972 and rebuilt in 1986. This is Maine's second oldest lighthouse and the nation's eleventh oldest. The bell tower was destroyed by a storm in the 1960s but the 1872 bell was saved and is on display at Vine's Landing in Biddeford Pool" ...
" In 2008, following the installation of a new handrail, the tower was opened to guided tours. The tower was refurbished in 2009 and in 2011 the exterior of the keeper's house was restored. In 2015 a private donation funded a $218,000 project to completely restore the keeper's house. The keeper's house is occupied by resident keepers May through December. Located on an island off the mouth of the Saco River northeast of Biddeford Pool. Most of the island is a wildlife sanctuary administered by the Maine Audubon Society."
List of other websites about it:
Wood Island Lighthouse -- a website about this lighthouse
Wood Island Lighthouse - New England Lighthouses
Wood Island Lighthouse, Maine - Lighthouse Friends
A Complete Guide to Wood Island Lighthouse, Maine -- Maine Lighthouse Museum
Pictures are below. Not many of pictures of just the tower, as the lighthouse keeper's house is so close to it.
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