Hecla Island Range Rear Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Hecla Island Range Rear Lighthouse
This square skeletal tower stands 15 meters tall and is painted white with an orange vertical stripe. It served as the rear range light near the southern point of Hecla Island, guiding mariners on Lake Winnipeg. The tower's focal height is 15.2 meters, and it provided a geographic range of 11.9 nautical miles. Its operational status ceased in 2023. The structure carries a daymark also painted white with an orange vertical stripe.
Why it matters: This rear range light guided vessels through specific channels or approaches in the southern basin of Lake Winnipeg, supporting safe navigation for commercial and recreational traffic.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Fixed
- Raw Code
- F W
- Focal Height
- 15.2m
- Light Range
- 14NM (25.9 km)
- Geographic Range
- 11.9NM
Construction & History
Significant events: Inactive since 2023
References & Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Q115237067 →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 15m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white with an orange vertical stripe
Structure: square skeletal tower carrying a daymark painted white with an orange vertical stripe
Location
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Manitoba
- Sea Region
- Located near the south point of Hecla Island, a wilderness island about 40 km long at the northern end of the southern basin of Lake Winnipeg. The island is part of a provincial park and is accessible by a bridge on highway 8.
- Latitude
- 51.0095°
- Longitude
- -96.7503°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Hecla Island 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.