Doubling Point Range Lights

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.

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Type: Lighthouse
Description: lighthouse in Maine, United States
Also known as: “Doubling Point Front Range Light” and “Kennebec River Light Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fiddler’s Reach Fog Signal and 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 1,100 feet southwest of Doubling Point Range Lights.

Doubling Point Light Station

Lighthouse

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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. Doubling Point Light Station is situated 2,900 feet west of Doubling Point Range Lights.

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 1¼ miles northwest of Doubling Point Range Lights.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arrowsic and Winnegance.

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.