Cap de Rabast Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Cap de Rabast Lighthouse
Also known as: Cap de Rabast (Pointe-Nord)
The Cap de Rabast lighthouse, built in 1919, is an octagonal concrete tower standing 22 meters high. Its lantern room, painted red, sits atop the white structure, with the light itself reaching a focal height of 24 meters. This light emits three white flashes every 30 seconds, providing a geographic range of 14.1 nautical miles. Located on the northernmost point of Anticosti Island, approximately 25 km northeast of Port-Menier, the site is managed by a private entity for the Canadian Coast Guard. While the lighthouse tower remains closed to visitors, the grounds are accessible.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marks the northernmost extremity of Anticosti Island, serving as a key navigational point for vessels in these remote waters.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 3 flashes
- Interval
- 30s
- Raw Code
- Fl(3) W 30s
- Focal Height
- 24m
- Geographic Range
- 14.1NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1919
Significant events: Keeper's house was available for vacation rental prior to the Covid pandemic
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 22m
- Tower Shape
- octagonal
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: octagonal concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white; lantern is red
Location
- City
- Anticosti Island
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Quebec
- Sea Region
- on the northernmost point of the island about 25 km northeast of Port-Menier
- Latitude
- 49.9514°
- Longitude
- -64.1487°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Port Menier(12.0 km)
- ARLHS No.
- CAN-084
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