Stribling Point Range Front Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Stribling Point Range Front Lighthouse
The Stribling Point Range Front light is a square skeletal tower constructed of steel, standing 20 meters tall. Established in 1902, the navigational station served Canadian waters near Sault-Sainte-Marie. This light was part of a range system, intended to be aligned with a rear light to guide vessels along a specific channel. This visual alignment provided a critical navigational reference before the widespread use of electronic aids. The station is now inactive.
Why it matters: Its function as part of a range system highlights a past era of visual navigation that aided in preventing groundings and collisions.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 20m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Material
- steel
Structure: square skeletal tower
Location
- City
- St. Joseph Township
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Ontario
- Sea Region
- Stribling Point, Canada, serving as a range front light.
- Latitude
- 46.3137°
- Longitude
- -84.1154°
Nearby Vessels
Construction & History
Significant events: station established 1902, became inactive
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Sault-Sainte-Marie(15.5 km)
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