Sydney Range Rear Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Sydney Range Rear Lighthouse
This octagonal, white pyramidal tower stands 9 meters tall and was built in 2024. It features a vertical red stripe on the range line and a red lantern. Its focal height reaches 37 meters, projecting a green occulting light that flashes every 10 seconds. Situated in North West Arm, Nova Scotia, it is located off NS 239 on the south side of Sydney Harbour's western arm. The structure is approximately 3.4 kilometers from the nearest port of Sydney.
Why it matters: The Sydney Range Rear light is critical for safe navigation into Sydney Harbour, working in tandem with its front light to establish a precise range line. This guidance is essential for commercial and recreational vessels traversing the western arm of the harbour.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occ
- Light Color
- Green
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Occ G 10s
- Focal Height
- 37m
- Geographic Range
- 16.6NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 2024
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Sydney(3.4 km)
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 9m
- Tower Shape
- octagonal
- Tower Color
- white with a vertical red stripe on the range line, lantern red
Structure: octagonal pyramidal tower with lantern and gallery, colored white with a vertical red stripe on the range line; lantern is red
Location
- City
- North West Arm
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Nova Scotia
- Sea Region
- Sydney Harbour, on the south side of its western arm, off NS 239
- Latitude
- 46.1533°
- Longitude
- -60.2839°
Nearby Vessels
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