On a bluff that overlooks the west end of Rockland Harbor sits the "cape of the winds" as it was called by Samuel de Champlain, it's in the Town of Owls Head. The Light was established by act of Congress in 1825, the tower is not too tall because of the bluff, the Light shine exactly 100 feet above the water. The present tower was built in 1852 to replace to original.
The land around the Light is a Maine State Park, but the buildings are property of the U S Coast Guard, and the dwelling still houses people on active duty at the nearby Coast Guard Station, Rockland. Rockland is designated a "Coast Guard City".
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| An aerial view of the present arrangement. USCG |
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