Giant's Tomb Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Giant's Tomb Lighthouse
The Giant's Tomb Lighthouse stands as a square pyramidal steel skeletal tower, standing 15 meters tall with a focal height of 17 meters. It displays red and white horizontal bands and was built in 1969, replacing an earlier frame integral lighthouse first lit in 1893. Its operational white light flashes once every 4 seconds. The tower is situated on the south point of an island within Awenda Provincial Park. The site is open to the public, though the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is important for marking the south point of the island within Awenda Provincial Park, aiding navigation in the area.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 4s
- Focal Height
- 17m
- Geographic Range
- 12.4NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1969
- First Lit
- 1893
Significant events: Replaced 1893 frame integral lighthouse
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 15m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- steel
Structure: square pyramidal steel skeletal tower carrying daymark panels colored in red and white horizontal bands
Location
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Ontario
- Sea Region
- South point of the island within Awenda Provincial Park
- Latitude
- 44.8810°
- Longitude
- -80.0060°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Penetanguishene(5.5 km)
- ARLHS No.
- CAN-198
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