Long Point Lighthouse is an active Canadian lighthouse located outside Crow Head on North Twillingate Island off the northeast coast of Newfoundland.[3] The lighthouse, completed in 1876, attracts thousands of tourists each year and is historic to the town of Twillingate.
 Long Point Lighthouse | |
 | |
| Location | Crow Head Twillingate Islands Newfoundland and Labrador Canada |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 49°41′16″N 54°48′00″W / 49.687912°N 54.800089°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1876 |
| Construction | concrete-encased brick tower |
| Height | 15 metres (49 ft) |
| Shape | square base with octagonal upper tower |
| Markings | red tower, white balcony and lantern |
| Operator | Canadian Coast Guard [1][2] |
| Heritage | recognized federal heritage building of Canada, heritage lighthouse, municipal heritage site, registered heritage structure  |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 101 metres (331 ft) |
| Range | 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s. |
Keepers
edit- Samuel Roberts 1875–1893
- R.E. Roberts 1893–1896
- R.S. Roberts 1897–1912
- William Freeman 1913-1932?
- John and George Roberts 1932
- Edgar Sharpe 1952–1980
- Allan Roberts 1969–1984
- Barry Porter 1984-1988 and 2003
- Jack May 1988 – 2004[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ (November 2, 2011). "Lighthouses of Canada: Southwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
- ^ Long Point Lighthouse Lighthouse Friends
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Long Point Light Station.
- Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard
This Newfoundland and Labrador lighthouse-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |