North Rustico Harbour Lighthouse
Iso W 10s🇨🇦Eastern Prince Edward Island, CAOperational
Location & Light Range
About North Rustico Harbour Lighthouse
A white pyramidal metal tower with a red top, standing 10 meters tall, was built in 1876. The lighthouse emits a white light, flashing once every 5 seconds, with a geographic range of 13 nautical miles. Its focal height reaches 12.5 meters above sea level. The structure itself is described as a white pyramidal tower with a red top.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is a designated heritage place.
Background
The North Rustico Harbour Light is an active lighthouse on the central north coast of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The station was established in 1876 and the lighthouse itself was built in 1899. It is still active, and has a focal plane of 12.5 m (41 ft); and a yellow light, 5 seconds on, 5 seconds off. The tower itself is 10 m (34 ft) high with a square pyramidal wood tower with lantern and gallery.Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Iso W 10s
- Flash Type
- Isophase
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 1 flash
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl.W. period 5s
- Focal Height
- 12.5m
- Geographic Range
- 13NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1876
- Heritage Status
- designated heritage place
References & Identifiers
- Admiralty No.
- H1141
- NGA No.
- 7972
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q7056565 →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 10m
- Tower Shape
- pyramidal
- Tower Color
- white and red
- Material
- metal
Structure: White pyramidal tower, red top; 34
Location
- City
- Eastern Prince Edward Island
- Country
- 🇨🇦CA
- Latitude
- 46.4553°
- Longitude
- -63.2919°
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