Three Top Island Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Three Top Island Lighthouse
This square skeletal steel tower stands 9.5 meters tall on Three Top Island, Nova Scotia. Painted red with a white horizontal band, it supports a lantern at a focal height of 17 meters. The lighthouse emits a single green flash every 4 seconds, visible for 12.4 nautical miles. The site is open to the public, though the tower itself is closed. Its nearest port is Canso, located 10.5 kilometers away.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is essential for local navigation, helping mariners identify their position and safely navigate the waters surrounding Three Top Island.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Green
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl G 4s
- Focal Height
- 17m
- Geographic Range
- 12.4NM
Location
- City
- Dover
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Nova Scotia
- Sea Region
- Three Top Island, Canada
- Latitude
- 45.2081°
- Longitude
- -61.1595°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Canso(10.5 km)
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 9.5m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- red with a white horizontal band
- Material
- steel
Structure: square skeletal tower carrying a daymark colored red with a white horizontal band
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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