Whitehead Island Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Whitehead Island Lighthouse
Also known as: Whitehead Island (Argyle)
The current Whitehead Island Lighthouse, built in 1951, stands 12 meters tall and emits a white flash every 15 seconds from a focal height of 30 meters. This cylindrical white tower, distinguished by two horizontal red bands, replaced an earlier structure that burned down after being struck by lightning. The original station was established in 1874. In 1986, a keeper's house was moved from the site to Pubnico Harbour. Recent work in 2017 involved removing the fog signal building and repainting the tower. The lighthouse guides vessels at the entrance to Argyle Bay, with a geographic range of 15.3 nautical miles.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is significant for vessels navigating the entrance to Argyle Bay, Nova Scotia.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 15s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 15s
- Focal Height
- 30m
- Geographic Range
- 15.3NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1951
Significant events: original lighthouse burned in 1951 after being struck by lightning, keeper's house relocated to Pubnico Harbour in 1986, fog signal building removed and lighthouse repainted in 2017
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Lower east pubnico(5.1 km)
- ARLHS No.
- CAN-533
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 12m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with two red horizontal bands
Structure: square cylindrical tower formerly rising from one corner of 1-story fog signal building
Location
- City
- Argyle Municipal District
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Nova Scotia
- Sea Region
- Whitehead Island, in the mouth of Argyle Bay, Nova Scotia
- Latitude
- 43.6630°
- Longitude
- -65.8676°
Nearby Vessels
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