Wehad to climb through a broken fence and jump to the beach to get better photos of this lighthouse...well worth it...the beach doesnt look like its for swimming..but I can see there we some people walking the rocks...we picked up the flat stones to use later to skip stones in the lake where we were staying..great photos of this lighthouse...
I love visiting lighthouse. So this was just one more for us to see
This privately owned lighthouse (1874), located at the southern approach to Casco Bay near Two Lights State Park, was built as one of a pair of lights standing 923 feet (281.3 m) apart. It is a national historical landmark and is famous for having been painted by Edward Hopper (1929, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York). Its white-painted, conical, cast-iron, 67-foot (20.4 m) tower with a black cast-iron lantern stands on a concrete base; its beacon is still active. Its keeper’s house was remodeled and enlarged (1999). A brick fog-signal building (1886) is also onsite. Limited free parking is in a small dirt lot at the end of Two Lights Road. If aided by binoculars or a zoom lens, the best views are out on the sea-slick rocks beyond the parking lot. Other lighthouses on Casco Bay are easier to visit and considerably more rewarding to avid photographers.
I'm glad I bothered to head out here, it's a lovely spot.There are actually two lighthouses here and a Fort (Williams) so there's much to see and lots of photos to take.The tour buses come out here as well, if you don't want to drive.
The lighthouse is in a private (not inviting) neighborhood near the Lobster Shack Restaurant at the end of Two Lights. It can be seen from two angles, (1) from the rocks just past the restaurant and near the end of the shoreline, (2) sneak up the last road on the left just before the restaurant and be ready to stop and quickly take a picture, then get out of Dodge. There are no parking signs on this street, but none say no stopping...There may be a battle to get a parking space at or near the restaurant, but just have patience and keep going in circles until someone leaves. I have visited this light as well as the others in Casco Bay and it is worth the trip. Enjoy a lobster roll at one of the picnic tables on the rocks by the restaurant.
Uno spettacolo Naturale..molto emozionante vedere questo piccolo Faro con tutta la sua costa che gli fa da cornice, il mare che si infrange su gli scogli e le barche a vela che issano le vele è una fotografia che ci sopra nel cuore
The lighthouse area is hard to find. Once you do find it, there is a restaurant that has packed line ups and the tiny lot is full. We barely got a parking spot, I had to wait for someone to leave and then guard it as my husband circled. If it weren't for the breathtaking crashing of the waves on the dark slate rocks and multicolored algae in the pools of water, I would have said it was a bust. The lines for the food are way too long so bring your own food, but know the parking is hit or miss as the lot is sooo tiny. Worth a try if you haven't been up close with the Atlantic ocean and it's beauty before. The east lighthouse was a nice piece on the hill but you can't climb there, makes nice for your photos though.
Okay, so having to give a date is deceiving. The Two Lights at Cape Elizabeth is a place I've visited several times. The coastline is beautiful, and the lighthouses very photogenic.
We have worked this picture puzzle so we had to stop to see on our trip to ME & it's so much more beautiful in real life--pictures do not do justice. Bonus we got pictures of the other lighthouse with our samsung 21X zoom camera. Visit in the evening when the waves are crashing in--4-5. We simply stood from so many angles to get our favorite pose--of course the weather was PERFECT!Then as you drive back go back around and take pictures above the other parking lot as there are some ruins up there which make excellent back drops. Got one picture that is so perfect of the sun shining down on my hubby at a picnic table.
If you are a lighthouse aficionado, you can get some nice photos of this lighthouse from the street (Two Lights Terrace) and from the rocks down by the water (with a zoom), but otherwise there isn't much going on here. The lighthouse isn't in a park, it's in a residential neighborhood and is still owned by the Coast Guard. Yes, it's functional - the light is on at night. Often, the low sunlight at dusk is magical.I wouldn't recommend approaching the lighthouse itself because a family lives in the house in front of it, and they don't appreciate having their privacy invaded. Parking on the street is fine (no time limit), but be respectful and don't block any driveways or mailboxes, park on the grass, or otherwise trespass on private property. If you behave yourself, the neighbors are very nice and will talk with you if they happen to be walking a dog or working in their garden.Down by the rocks below (on Two Lights Road) there is a good lobster shack (I love the crab roll) and souvenir shop, so you can stop for lunch, buy a T-shirt, and get some good views of the Maine coast, including the lighthouse and some interesting rocks that look like petrified wood. If it's foggy (and sometimes even when it's not) there's a very loud fog horn in a little building by the point. The small beach at Dyer Cove gets pretty well picked over but you might find some beach glass after a storm. Very nice, especially if you've never been to the Maine coast before.Just don't expect to be able to go inside the lighthouse, or even very close to it.