POMQUET ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
Location
POMQUET ISLAND - Light Details
- Location: On northeast end of island, off Bayfield
- 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: 1868
- Year Lit: 1868
- Structure Type: Square wood tower, white
- Light Characteristic: Fixed Red (1922)
- Tower Height: 028ft feet high.
- Light Height: 030ft feet above water level.
History Items for This Lighthouse
- 1874 - cattropic lens, 23ft & 50ft, fixed red, 9m
- 1922 - 5th order dioptric lens, 23ft, 50ft
- 1930 - listed at 23ft
Highlights
- County: Antigonish
- Region: Northumberland Shore
- Body of Water: St. George's Bay
- Scenic Drive: Sunrise Trail
- Site Access: By Boat
- Characteristic: Fixed Red (1922)
- Tower Height: 028 ft
- Height Above Water: 030 ft
- Latitude: 45~40~55.2
- Longitude: 61~31~37.6
- Off Shore: Yes
- Still Standing: Yes
- Still Operating: No