Grand Dune Flats Range Rear Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Grand Dune Flats Range Rear Lighthouse
This skeletal steel tower, first lit in 1916, stands 21 meters tall with a focal height of 26.5 meters. Its red structure features a black vertical stripe and a triangular design. The light emits a fixed white signal, visible for 14.6 nautical miles. Located in a forest about 1.2 kilometers west of Grand Dune beach, it guides vessels through a dredged channel across the bay. The tower carries a red daymark with a black vertical stripe.
Why it matters: This range light system is essential for guiding vessels through a specific dredged channel, ensuring safe maritime traffic and preventing groundings in the bay.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Fixed
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- F W
- Focal Height
- 26.5m
- Geographic Range
- 14.6NM
Construction & History
- First Lit
- 1916
Significant events: Station established 1916
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Chatham(11.2 km)
- Admiralty No.
- H1472.1
- NGA No.
- 7504
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 21m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- red with a black vertical stripe
- Material
- steel
Structure: triangular skeletal tower carrying a red daymark with a black vertical stripe
Location
- City
- Alnwick Parish
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- New Brunswick
- Sea Region
- Located in a forest in Canada, guiding vessels in a dredged channel across a bay, 1.2 km west of Grand Dune beach.
- Latitude
- 47.1427°
- Longitude
- -65.2433°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Grand Dune Flats Range Rear على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Canada، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.