Boon Island Light

Boon Island Light
LocationBoon Island off York beach
Coordinates43°7′17.218″N 70°28′35.119″W / 43.12144944°N 70.47642194°W / 43.12144944; -70.47642194
Tower
Constructed1811
FoundationSurface rock
ConstructionGranite
Automated1980
Height41 m (135 ft) 
ShapeGray conical tower connected to building
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place 
Fog signalHORN: 1 every 10s
Light
First lit1855 (current tower)
Focal height137 feet (42 m)
LensSecond order Fresnel lens (original), VRB-25 (current)
Range19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi)
CharacteristicFlashing white 5s
Boon Island Light Station
Nearest cityYork, Maine
Built1855
ArchitectUS Army Corps of Engineers
MPSLight Stations of Maine MPS
NRHP reference No.88000153
Added to NRHPMarch 14, 1988

Boon Island Light is located on the 300-by-700-foot (91 m × 213 m) Boon Island off the southern coast of Maine, United States, near Cape Neddick. Boon Island Light has the distinction of being the tallest lighthouse in both Maine and New England at 133 feet (41 m). The lighthouse has a focal plane at 137 feet (42 m) above mean high water. The light's beacon flashes white every 5 seconds.