Blanc-Sablon Range Front Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Blanc-Sablon Range Front Lighthouse
This steel, cylindrical skeletal tower stands 15.5 meters tall and was first lit in 1939. It is painted orange with a black vertical stripe and carries a rectangular daymark. The focal height of the light is 35 meters, with a geographic range of 16.2 nautical miles. The light emits a continuous white flash visible on the range line. The original light was replaced sometime after 1980. The site is open to the public, but the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: This range front light is indispensable for the car ferries that regularly traverse the Strait of Belle Isle, connecting Blanc-Sablon with St. Barbe, Newfoundland. It provides precise guidance for vessels navigating the western approach into Blanc-Sablon.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Fixed
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- F W
- Focal Height
- 35m
- Geographic Range
- 16.2NM
Construction & History
- First Lit
- 1939
Significant events: original light replaced after 1980
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 15.5m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- orange with a black vertical stripe
- Material
- steel
Structure: square cylindrical skeletal tower carrying a rectangular orange daymark with a black vertical stripe
Location
- City
- Blanc-Sablon
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Quebec
- Sea Region
- Located beside the coastal highway (QC 138) about 2 km southeast of Blanc-Sablon, a town that serves as the terminal for car ferries from St. Barbe, Newfoundland, across the Strait of Belle Isle. It guides vessels arriving in Blanc-Sablon from the west.
- Latitude
- 51.4206°
- Longitude
- -57.1182°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Blanc Sablon(1.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- H0122
- NGA No.
- 1020
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