Caveau Point Front Range Light
CAVEAU POINT FRONT RANGE LIGHT - Light Details
- Light Type: Front Range Light
- Location: On point, entrance to Cheticamp Harbour
- Date Automated: Automated by 1993
- Began: 1897
- Year Lit: 1897
- Structure Type: Square wood tower, white
History Items for This Lighthouse
- 1922 - 1941 - 6th order dioptric lens
- 1968 - in operation - 1968 - 1970 - small decrease in height
- 1973 - 1980 - replaced by skeleton tower
- 1989 - rear listed as white structure, red vertical stripe, 8.2 m high
Highlights
- County: Inverness
- Region: Cape Breton Island
- Body of Water: Cheticamp Harbour
- Scenic Drive: Cabot Trail
- Site Access: By Car
- Characteristic: Fixed White (1922)
- Tower Height: 027 ft
- Height Above Water: 052 ft
- Latitude: 46~38~56.8
- Longitude: 61~00~01.6
- Off Shore: No
- Still Standing: Yes
- Still Operating: No