SHEET HARBOUR PASSAGE REAR RANGE LIGHT

SHEET HARBOUR PASSAGE RANGE LIGHTS REAR - Light Details

  • Light Type: Rear Range Light
  • Location: Just north of Cameron Point
  • 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: 1915
  • Year Lit: 1915
  • Structure Type: Tapered square wood tower, white, red stripe
  • Light Characteristic: Fixed White (1992)
  • Tower Height: 029ft feet high.
  • Light Height: 065ft feet above water level.


History Items for This Lighthouse

  • 1922 - catatropic lens, fixed white
  • 1990 - electric lantern, mercury vapour

Highlights

  • County: HRM
  • Region: Eastern Shore
  • Body of Water: Sheet Harbour
  • Scenic Drive: Marine Drive
  • Site Access: By Car
  • Characteristic: Fixed White (1992)
  • Tower Height: 029 ft
  • Height Above Water: 065 ft
  • Latitude: 44~51~30.0
  • Longitude: 62~26~56.0
  • Off Shore: No
  • Still Standing: Yes
  • Still Operating: No

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1675 Lower Water Street
Halifax NS, Canada B3J 1S3