Whitehead Island Lighthouse (Argyle)

Whitehead Island Lighthouse (Argyle) Locator Map

WHITEHEAD ISLAND I (ARGYLE) - Light Details

• Location: Southern point of island
• Standing: This light is no longer standing.
• Operating: This light is no longer operating.
• Began: 1874
• Year Lit: 1874
• Structure Type: Tapered square wood tower, white, attached to dwelling
• Light Characteristic: Fixed Red (1941)
• Tower Height: 028ft feet high.
• Light Height: 115ft feet above water level.

History Items for This Lighthouse

• 1883 - catatropic light, fixed red, 10m - 1912 - fog signal established
• 1922 - 1941 - 4th order dioptric lens, fixed red, white to seaward
• 1930 - fog signal operated - 1940 - alteration of some form
• 1951 - struck by lightning, totally burnt

WHITEHEAD ISLAND II (ARGYLE) - Light Details

• Location: Southern point of island
• Standing: This light is still standing.
• Operating: This light is operational
• Automated: All operating lights in Nova Scotia are automated.
• Date Automated: Automated by 1986
• Began: 1951
• Year Lit: 1951
• Structure Type: Square tower, white on concrete building, white
• Light Characteristic: Fixed White (1992)
• Tower Height: 039ft feet high.
• Light Height: 098ft feet above water level.

History Items for This Lighthouse

• 1951 - replaced burnt out original tower
• 1960 - 1965 - listed at elevation of 112ft, hand fog horn in answer to vessels
• 1990 - 4th order dioptric lens, electric, may be different tower from 1960

Lightkeepers for Whitehead Island Lighthouse (Argyle)

• Spinney, Mr. XXXX1951XX
• Goodwin, Walter 11 yrs