Kaulback Island Rear Range Light

KAULBACH ISLAND RANGE LIGHTS REAR - Light Details

  • Light Type: Rear Range Light
  • Location: Northeast end of island, Mahone Bay
  • Standing: This light is still standing.
  • Operating: This light is operational
  • Automated: All operating lights in Nova Scotia are automated.
  • Date Automated: Automated by 1993
  • Began: 1914
  • Year Lit: 1914
  • Structure Type: Tapered wood tower, white, red stripe
  • Light Characteristic: Fixed White (1990)
  • Tower Height: 022ft feet high.
  • Light Height: 068ft feet above water level.

History Items for This Lighthouse

  • 1922 - catatropic lens, fixed white, seasonal (Apr - Jan)
  • 1990 - electric lantern, mercury vapour

Highlights

  • County: Lunenburg
  • Region: South Shore
  • Body of Water: Mahone Bay
  • Scenic Drive: Lighthouse Route
  • Site Access: By Boat
  • Characteristic: Fixed White (1990)
  • Tower Height: 022 ft
  • Height Above Water: 068 ft
  • Latitude: 44~28~11.3
  • Longitude: 64~16~53.3
  • Off Shore: Yes
  • Still Standing: Yes
  • Still Operating: No

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Halifax NS, Canada B3J 1S3