Outer Island Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Outer Island Lighthouse
Also known as: Outer Island (Bon Portage Island)
The Outer Island Lighthouse, an active aid to navigation, stands on the island's southwest point, approximately 3 kilometers southwest of Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia. The current square cylindrical concrete tower, built in 1964, rises 12 meters and features a lantern and gallery atop a fog signal building. It emits a white flash every 10 seconds, visible for 11.6 nautical miles. The original light station was established in 1874, and the current structure replaced an earlier lighthouse. The 4th order Fresnel lens from the original lighthouse has been relocated to the Seal Island Lighthouse Museum.
Why it matters: The light station buildings have been incorporated into Acadia University’s Evelyn and Morrill Richardson Field Station in Biology, adapting the site for scientific research and preservation.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 14m
- Geographic Range
- 11.6NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1964
Significant events: Station established 1874, current lighthouse built 1964, original lighthouse's 4th order Fresnel lens moved to Seal Island Lighthouse Museum, light station buildings became part of Acadia University’s Evelyn and Morrill Richardson Field Station in Biology
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 12m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: square cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, rising from one corner of a 1-story fog signal building
Location
- City
- Shag Harbour
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Nova Scotia
- Sea Region
- on the southwest point of the island about 3 km southwest of Shag Harbour
- Latitude
- 43.4564°
- Longitude
- -65.7436°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Shag harbour(2.8 km)
- Admiralty No.
- H3790
- NGA No.
- 10560
- ARLHS No.
- CAN-360
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