Midland Point Range Front Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Midland Point Range Front Lighthouse
The Midland Point Range Front Lighthouse, a square pyramidal wood tower, was built in 1900. Originally serving as the rear light for an earlier range, its role changed in 1913 when the range was reoriented. The structure was then adapted to serve as the front light for this new range. Its original front light was moved to Turning Rock in 1915. The tower stands 14.5 meters tall and is painted white with red trim and a red vertical stripe along its former range line. It ceased operation in the late 1990s and is now under private ownership, no longer accessible to the public.
Why it matters: The lighthouse's history of reorientation highlights the adaptive nature of navigational aids to changing shipping needs.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 14.5m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white with red trim and a red vertical stripe on the former range line
- Material
- wood
Structure: square pyramidal wood tower with lantern and gallery, painted white with red trim and a red vertical stripe on the former range line
Location
- City
- Midland
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Ontario
- Sea Region
- Located at the end of Midland Point Road north of Midland
- Latitude
- 44.7867°
- Longitude
- -79.8662°
Nearby Vessels
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1900
Significant events: Inactive since the late 1990s, originally the rear light of a different range, range reoriented in 1913, original front light relocated in 1915
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Midland(2.0 km)
- ARLHS No.
- CAN-316
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