Description: The original fourth-order Fresnel lens is still in use in the Fort Point Lighthouse.

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Location: Located in Fort Point State Park near the city of Stockton Springs and the mouth of the Penobscot River.
Latitude: 44.46723
Longitude: -68.81167

For a larger map of Fort Point Lighthouse, click the lighthouse in the above map or get a map from: Mapquest.

Travel Instructions: From Highway 1 near Stockton Springs, take Main Street into the town and then turn south on Cape Jellison Road. When the road splits after 0.8 miles, take the left fork and continue for 1.6 miles to the park entrance. The road just past the park entrance (Lighthouse Road) will take you directly to the lighthouse. Park grounds are open daily 9 a.m. to sunset.

The lighthouse is owned by Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands. Grounds open, tower closed.

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