Long Point Lighthouse

This article is about the light house in Canada. For the lighthouse in Massachusetts, see Long Point Light.
Long Point (Twillingate) Lighthouse
Newfoundland
Location Crow Head
Twillingate Islands
Newfoundland and Labrador
Canada
Coordinates 49°41′16″N 54°48′00″W / 49.687912°N 54.800089°W / 49.687912; -54.800089Coordinates: 49°41′16″N 54°48′00″W / 49.687912°N 54.800089°W / 49.687912; -54.800089
Year first constructed 1876
Construction concrete-encased brick tower
Tower shape square prism base and octagonal prism upper tower with balcony and tower
Markings / pattern red tower, white balcony and lantern
Height 15 metres (49 ft)
Focal height 101 metres (331 ft)
Characteristic Fl W 5s.
Admiralty number H0640
CHS number CCG 358
NGA number 1272
ARLHS number CAN-285
Managing agent Canadian Coast Guard [1]

Long Point Lighthouse is an active Canadian lighthouse located outside Crow Head on North Twillingate Island off the northeast coast of Newfoundland.[2] The lighthouse, completed in 1876, attracts thousands of tourists each year and is historic to the town of Twillingate.

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References

  1. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Northwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ Rowlett, Russ (November 2, 2011). "Lighthouses of Canada: Northwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
  3. ↑ Long Point Lighthouse Lighthouse Friends
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