White Head Island Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About White Head Island Lighthouse
Also known as: White Head Island (Whitehaven Harbour)
A cylindrical concrete tower, standing 9 meters tall, was built in 1978 and attached to a one-story fog-signal building. This structure replaced earlier lights that first guided mariners in 1854. The focal height of the light is 18 meters, and it has a geographic range of 12.7 nautical miles. The light became inactive in 2018 and was moved to a skeletal tower. The original keeper's house has been demolished. The site is open to the public, though the tower is closed.
Why it matters: The lighthouse's history, marked by a succession of structures since 1854, demonstrates the ongoing need for navigational aids off Whitehead Harbour.
Light & Optic
- Focal Height
- 18m
- Geographic Range
- 12.7NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1978
- First Lit
- 1854
Significant events: Station established 1854, original lighthouse replaced 1934, fiberglass tower installed 1970, present lighthouse built 1978, keeper's house demolished, light became inactive 2018, light moved to skeletal tower 2018
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 9m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
Structure: square cylindrical tower attached to a 1-story fog-signal building
Location
- City
- Dover
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Nova Scotia
- Sea Region
- on the southwest side of Whitehead Island off Whitehead Harbour, Nova Scotia
- Latitude
- 45.1970°
- Longitude
- -61.1367°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Canso(10.4 km)
- Admiralty No.
- H3474
- ARLHS No.
- CAN-532
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