Doubling Point Light Station

Doubling Point Light is a lighthouse on the Kennebec River in Arrowsic, Maine. It was established in 1898, fifteen years after the founding of the Bath Iron Works, a major shipbuilder, 1.5 miles upriver.

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Type: Lighthouse
Description: lighthouse in Maine, United States
Also known as: “Doubling Point Light” and “Doubling Point Lighthouse”

Photo: Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Doubling Point Range Lights and Maine Maritime Museum.

Doubling Point Range Lights

Lighthouse

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The Doubling Point Range Lights are a pair of range lights on the Kennebec River, in Arrowsic, Maine. Built in 1898 as part of a major improvement on navigational aids on the river, they are the only surviving pair of range lights in the state. Doubling Point Range Lights is situated 2,900 feet east of Doubling Point Light Station.

Maine Maritime Museum

Museum

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Maine Maritime Museum, formerly the Bath Marine Museum, offers exhibits about Maine's maritime heritage, culture and the role Maine has played in regional and global maritime activities. Maine Maritime Museum is situated 1 mile northwest of Doubling Point Light Station.

Fiddler’s Reach Fog Signal

Tower

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The Fiddler's Reach Fog Signal is a fog signal station located on the Kennebec River in Arrowsic, Maine, in Sagadahoc County. It is about 1,100 feet SW of the front light of the Doubling Point Range Lights, and about 2,000 feet east of Doubling Point Light. Fiddler’s Reach Fog Signal is situated 2,000 feet east of Doubling Point Light Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Winnegance and Arrowsic.

Winnegance

Neighborhood

Winnegance is an area which includes parts of the towns of West Bath, Phippsburg, and the city of Bath, Maine, United States. It is located in Sagadahoc County, near Winnegance Lake and Winnegance Creek.

Arrowsic

Village

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Arrowsic is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The population is 477 as of the 2020 United States census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area.