Horton Bluff Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Horton Bluff Lighthouse
Also known as: Horton Bluff (Range Front)
This cylindrical concrete tower, standing 9 meters tall, was built in 1961. It features a lantern and gallery and is attached to a one-story fog signal building. The structure's white exterior is marked by a broad red vertical stripe that serves as a range line. The original lighthouse at this location burned in April 1883, and its replacement was demolished in 1961 to make way for the current structure and its rear range light. Both lights were deactivated in 2013. The site is open to the public, though the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: The lighthouse was essential for guiding vessels into the Avon River's western entrance, supporting local shipping and trade in the Hantsport area.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 9m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with a broad red vertical stripe marking the range line
- Material
- concrete
Structure: square cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, attached to one corner of a 1-story fog signal building
Location
- City
- Avonport
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Nova Scotia
- Sea Region
- marking the west entrance to the Avon River near Avonport, about 7 km northwest of Hantsport
- Latitude
- 45.1086°
- Longitude
- -64.2247°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Hantsport(3.4 km)
- Admiralty No.
- H3968
- NGA No.
- 11012
- ARLHS No.
- CAN-231
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1961
Significant events: original lighthouse burned in April 1883, replacement demolished in 1961, present lighthouse and rear range light deactivated in 2013
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب Canada، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.