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Geographic coordinates: 43° 52' 57" N 69° 48' 25" W
Nearest town: Arrowsic. Located on Arrowsic Island, on the east side of the Kennebec River.
Established: 1898. Present lighthouse built: 1898. Automated: 1988.
Height of tower: 23 feet. Height of focal plane: 23 feet.
Earlier optic: Fifth-order Fresnel lens. Present optic: 300 mm.
Characteristic: White flash every 4 seconds.
Doubling Point Light was established on the northwest end of Arrowsic Island near the busy shipbuilding harbor of Bath. A wood-frame keeper’s house, a shed, and a bell tower were erected in 1898, along with an octagonal wooden lighthouse tower. In 1899, the lighthouse was moved offshore to a stone pier connected to the island by a footbridge. The fog bell was relocated to the lighthouse tower, and the bell tower was moved and converted into a garage.
Only two keepers served here in the Lighthouse Service era: Merritt Pinkham (1898–1935) and Charles W. Allen (1931–35). The keeper’s house was sold to a private owner in 1935. In the mid-1970s, the Fresnel lens was removed; it’s now at the Maine Lighthouse Museum in Rockland, Maine. The fog bell was removed in 1980. Under the Maine Lights Program, the lighthouse was transferred to the Friends of Doubling Point Light (c/o Betsy Skillings-Coleman, HCR 33 Box 61B, Arrowsic, ME 04530; www.doublingpoint.org) in 1998.
Fascinating Fact 
This lighthouse was lifted off its base in late 1999 so that the granite foundation could be restored. The granite blocks, each weighing about six tons, were reset. The foundation’s core was filled with concrete, and steel tie rods were inserted to hold the blocks together.
To reach this scenic little lighthouse from Route 1 in Woolwich, head south on Route 127 for about a mile and then turn right onto the road marked Whitmore’s Landing to Doubling Point Rd. At a T intersection, turn left onto Doubling Point Road, go past a stone wall, and follow the road to its end. There is a small (free) parking area. You can walk out to the lighthouse. The keeper’s house is privately owned, so be sure to respect the privacy of the residents.
Good photo opportunities are also available from cruises offered by the Maine Maritime Museum (207-443-1316, www.mainemaritimemuseum.org) in Bath, and by Cap’n Fish’s Whale Watch and Scenic Boat Tours (207-633-6605, www.boothbayboattrips.com) in Boothbay Harbor.
