Western Bay Head Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Western Bay Head Lighthouse
Western Bay Head is marked by a 6.5-meter skeletal tower built in 1968. The tower displays red with a white horizontal band and carries a daymark of the same coloring. Its light, situated 29 meters above sea level, flashes white with a characteristic of Fl.W. This navigation mark has a visible distance of 15.1 nautical miles. The location near Carbonear, 10.9 kilometers distant, is accessible, though the tower structure is closed to visitors.
Why it matters: This navigation aid marks Western Bay Head, assisting vessels entering the approaches to Carbonear.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- white
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl.W
- Focal Height
- 29m
- Geographic Range
- 15.1NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1968
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 6.5m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- red with a white horizontal band
Structure: skeletal tower carrying a daymark colored red with a white horizontal band
Location
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Sea Region
- Western Bay Head, Canada
- Latitude
- 47.8841°
- Longitude
- -53.0676°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Carbonear(10.9 km)
- Admiralty No.
- H0494
- NGA No.
- 1744
اعثر على منارة Western Bay Head على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Canada، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.