Balache Point Range Rear Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Balache Point Range Rear Lighthouse
The Balache Point Range Rear lighthouse, built in 1963, is a 6-meter tall square pyramidal wood tower. It is painted white with a red vertical stripe on the range line, and its lantern is red. This structure stands at the northern entrance to the Canso Canal, guiding vessels entering the waterway. The light itself is red and displays a fixed red characteristic. Its focal height is 9 meters, with a geographic range of 10 nautical miles. The lighthouse is located off the Trans-Canada Highway, near Aulds Cove.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is essential for guiding ships into the Canso Canal, a critical passage that allows vessels to bypass the Strait of Canso's tidal currents.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Fixed
- Light Color
- Red
- Raw Code
- F R
- Focal Height
- 9m
- Geographic Range
- 10NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1963
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Aulds Cove(0.8 km)
- Admiralty No.
- H3436.1
- NGA No.
- 8708
- ARLHS No.
- CAN-017
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 6m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white with a red vertical stripe on the range line
- Material
- wood
Structure: square pyramidal wood tower with lantern and gallery, painted white with a red vertical stripe on the range line; lantern is red
Location
- City
- Port Hastings
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Nova Scotia
- Sea Region
- northern entrance to the Canso Canal, off the Trans-Canada Highway just west of the Canso Causeway, guiding vessels entering the Canso Canal which provides a tidal lock for safe navigation of the narrow Strait of Canso separating Cape Breton Island from the mainland
- Latitude
- 45.6481°
- Longitude
- -61.4144°
Nearby Vessels
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