Pomquet Island Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Pomquet Island Lighthouse
A square pyramidal wood tower, painted white, stands 8.5 meters high on Pomquet Island. The lighthouse emits a white flash every four seconds from a focal height of 9 meters, visible for 10 nautical miles. Its history dates to 1868 when a keeper's dwelling first showed a light through a window. A separate square light tower was added to the dwelling in 1910. The current structure was built in 1959, replacing earlier versions. The station is located in St. George's Bay, about 3 kilometers off the coast near Bayfield, Nova Scotia.
Why it matters: The lighthouse's evolution reflects changing maritime technology over more than a century. Ruins of the original keeper's house provide a physical connection to early lighthouse keeping practices in the area.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 4s
- Focal Height
- 9m
- Geographic Range
- 10NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1959
- First Lit
- 1868
Significant events: Original lighthouse was a keeper's dwelling with light shown through a window, square light tower attached to building in 1910
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Aulds Cove(13.2 km)
- Admiralty No.
- H1232
- NGA No.
- 8676
- USCG No.
- CCG A-888, Admiralty H1232
- ARLHS No.
- CAN-402
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 8.5m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- wood
Structure: square pyramidal wood tower with lantern and gallery, painted white
Location
- City
- Bayfield
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Nova Scotia
- Sea Region
- St. George's Bay about 3 km (2 mi) off Bayfield
- Latitude
- 45.6576°
- Longitude
- -61.7475°
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