Bunker Island Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Bunker Island Lighthouse
This cylindrical concrete tower, standing 9 meters tall, was built in 1960 on a caisson structure dating to 1892. It is painted white with a single vertical red stripe. The station was first established in 1874, with an earlier lighthouse replaced in 1923 before the current tower was erected. A lantern was added to the present structure in 1984. The light emits a continuous red signal visible for 10.4 nautical miles. The tower's focal height is 10 meters. The site is open to the public, though the tower itself remains closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse guides maritime traffic into Yarmouth Harbour.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Fixed
- Light Color
- Red
- Raw Code
- F R
- Focal Height
- 10m
- Geographic Range
- 10.4NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1960
- First Lit
- 1874
Significant events: station established 1874, original lighthouse replaced 1923, lantern added to present tower 1984
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 9m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with a vertical red stripe
- Material
- concrete, steel
Structure: square cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, rising from a small fog signal building, mounted on a concrete and steel caisson (1892)
Location
- City
- Sand Beach
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Nova Scotia
- Sea Region
- on the east side of Yarmouth Harbour at the end of Sand Beach Road less than a mile north of Cape Forchu
- Latitude
- 43.8129°
- Longitude
- -66.1418°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Yarmouth(1.2 km)
- ARLHS No.
- CAN-062
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