PICTOU ISLAND WEST END LIGHTHOUSE REAR RANGE LIGHT
Location
PICTOU ISLAND WEST WHARF - Light Details
- Light Type: Rear Range Light
- Location: On top of bank, near wharf
- Standing: This light is no longer standing.
- Operating: This light is no longer operating.
- Date Automated: Automated by 1993
- Began: 1907
- Year Lit: 1907
- Structure Type: Square wood tower, white
- Light Characteristic: Fixed White (1943)
- Tower Height: 026ft feet high.
- Light Height: 032ft feet above water level.
History Items for This Lighthouse
- 1922 - 1943 - 6th order dioptric lens
- 1962 - 1968 - became rear range light
- 1974 - replaced by Pictou Island South Light
Highlights
- County: Pictou
- Region: Northumberland Shore
- Body of Water: Northumberland Strait
- Scenic Drive: Sunrise Trail
- Site Access: By Boat
- Characteristic: Fixed White (1943)
- Tower Height: 026 ft
- Height Above Water: 032 ft
- Latitude: 45~48~14.7
- Longitude: 62~36~08
- Off Shore: Yes
- Still Standing: No
- Still Operating: No