Port Weller Outer Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Port Weller Outer Lighthouse
A red, square, skeletal tower built of concrete stands 12 meters tall, with its light reaching a focal height of 15.5 meters. The structure, established in 1949, features a 6-meter pyramidal tower atop a 6-meter Art Deco concrete base. This lighthouse emits a red flash every 10 seconds, visible for 12 nautical miles. It is situated at the end of the west breakwater, marking the northern entrance to the Welland Canal. The lighthouse is located in the Port Weller district of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is indispensable for the safe navigation of the Welland Canal, specifically marking its northern entrance for all commercial and recreational traffic moving between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Its distinctive Art Deco concrete base adds a unique architectural element to an otherwise utilitarian structure.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Red
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl R 10s
- Focal Height
- 15.5m
- Geographic Range
- 12NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1949
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Port Weller(0.9 km)
- ARLHS No.
- CAN-766
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 12m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- Red
- Material
- concrete
Structure: lighthouse consists of a 6 m (20 ft) red pyramidal skeletal tower atop a 6 m (20 ft) square Art Deco concrete base
Location
- City
- St. Catharines
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Ontario
- Sea Region
- Northern entrance to the Welland Canal, the shipping route between Lakes Ontario and Erie. Located at the end of the west breakwater at the canal entrance in the Port Weller district of St. Catherines.
- Latitude
- 43.2446°
- Longitude
- -79.2178°
Nearby Vessels
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