Port Burwell Lighthouse

R🇨🇦Southwestern Ontario, CAInactive

Constructed in 1840, this lighthouse in Southwestern Ontario reaches a height of 14 meters. Its illumination is red. The structure is no longer operational.

Characteristic Signature
R
Light Color
Red
Flash Count
1 flash
Year Built
1840
Tower Height
14m
City
Southwestern Ontario
Country
🇨🇦CA
Latitude
42.6440°
Longitude
-80.8065°
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Type
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Which ports and harbors does Port Burwell Lighthouse guide vessels into?

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Port Burwell Lighthouse assists vessels approaching 5 nearby ports. The closest is Port Stanley at 17.4 NM to the W. Other ports served include OLD CUT LTD. (18.5 NM E), Dorchester (23.4 NM NNW), Thamesford (25.6 NM NNW), Port Dover (28.2 NM ENE). Mariners should consult the relevant chart for full approach and pilotage information.

Is Port Burwell Lighthouse still active and maintained?

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Port Burwell Lighthouse is currently listed as inactive. It may have been decommissioned, replaced by a different navigation aid, or temporarily taken out of service. Mariners should check the latest Notices to Mariners for current status.

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What is the Port Burwell lighthouse used for?

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It is a fixed navigational aid on the coast at Southwestern Ontario, CA. Mariners identify it by its light characteristic — the pattern, colour and timing of its flashes — which is unique among the lights in its area, so a bearing on it fixes a vessel’s position without instruments.