Colchester Reef Light Lighthouse
Fl R 4s🇨🇦Colchester Reef/Lake Erie, ON, CAOperational
Location & Light Range
About Colchester Reef Light Lighthouse
This red skeletal steel tower stands 21.9 meters tall, with its light positioned 22 meters above the water. It emits a single red flash. The lighthouse was first lit in 1885, replacing an earlier lightship. The current structure dates from 1954 and includes a helideck. Its geographic range is 5.2 nautical miles.
Why it matters: The lighthouse is listed on the Canadian List of Lights as Light No. 620 and appears on Canadian Hydrographic Service Chart No. 2123.
Background
The Colchester Reef Light is an active lighthouse situated on Colchester Reef in the Western Basin of Lake Erie south of the town of Colchester, Ontario.
It was originally built in 1885 by Colonel William P. Anderson to replace a lightvessel that was previously stationed on that location. The original lighthouse tower was demolished in 1954 and the current structure is a white steel skeletal tower with a helicopter landing pad.
It is currently listed on the Canadian List of Lights as Light No. 620 and can be found on the Canadian Hydrographic Service Chart No. 2123.Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Fl R 4s
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Red
- Flash Count
- 1 flash
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl
- Focal Height
- 22m
- Geographic Range
- 5.2NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1885
References & Identifiers
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q5142104 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 21.9m
- Tower Color
- red
Location
- City
- Colchester Reef/Lake Erie, ON
- Country
- 🇨🇦CA
- Latitude
- 41.9333°
- Longitude
- -82.8833°
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