Hog Island (Port Felix) Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Hog Island (Port Felix) Lighthouse
This square, skeletal steel tower stands 10 meters tall and was built in 1988. It displays a white light with a single white flash every 4 seconds. The tower is painted white and features two narrow horizontal red bands. A daymark colored red with a white horizontal band is attached to the structure. The focal height of the light is 10.5 meters, providing a geographic range of 10.5 nautical miles. The site is open to the public, though the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: The lighthouse is important for local mariners navigating the waters around Hog Island and Port Felix, providing a white flash every 4 seconds to mark safe passage.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 4s
- Focal Height
- 10.5m
- Geographic Range
- 10.5NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1988
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 10m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white with two narrow horizontal red bands
- Material
- steel
Structure: square skeletal tower carrying a daymark colored red with a white horizontal band
Location
- City
- Port Felix
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Nova Scotia
- Latitude
- 45.2290°
- Longitude
- -61.2197°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Canso(11.6 km)
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