Port Weller Range Rear Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Port Weller Range Rear Lighthouse
This cylindrical skeletal tower, built of wood in 1903, stands 15 meters tall and is painted with red and white horizontal bands. Its focal plane is 32 meters above water, providing a geographic range of 15.7 nautical miles. The light emits a fixed red signal. The structure marks the entrance to the Niagara River from Lake Ontario, located near Port Weller and St. Catharines. The site is open to the public, but the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: This range front light guides vessels entering the Niagara River from Lake Ontario and into the marina, essential for navigating the currents of this border waterway.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Fixed
- Light Color
- Red
- Raw Code
- F R
- Focal Height
- 32m
- Geographic Range
- 15.7NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1903
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 15m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- wood
Structure: square cylindrical skeletal tower painted with red and white horizontal bands
Location
- City
- St. Catharines
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Ontario
- Sea Region
- Located at the entrance to a marina on Ricardo Street in Niagara-on-the-Lake, a short distance from Lake Ontario, and visible from Fort Niagara across the river in the U.S. It marks the entrance to the Niagara River.
- Latitude
- 43.2150°
- Longitude
- -79.2166°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Port Weller(0.9 km)
- USCG No.
- 7-2505
- ARLHS No.
- CAN-620
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