Derby Point Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Derby Point Lighthouse
This skeletal steel tower stands 7 meters tall at Derby Point, Nova Scotia. Its red structure is distinguished by a white horizontal band, and it carries a daymark of the same colors. The lighthouse emits a single red flash every 4 seconds from a focal height of 16 meters, visible for 12.2 nautical miles. The site is open to the public, though the tower itself is closed. Nearby Iona is the closest port, located 1.5 kilometers away.
Why it matters: This light guides vessels around Derby Point, likely marking a hazard or a key channel in the coastal waters.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Red
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl R 4s
- Focal Height
- 16m
- Geographic Range
- 12.2NM
Location
- City
- Grand Narrows
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Nova Scotia
- Sea Region
- Coastal waters of Canada at Derby Point
- Latitude
- 45.9395°
- Longitude
- -60.8011°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Iona(1.5 km)
- Admiralty No.
- H0822
- NGA No.
- 9056
- ARLHS No.
- CAN-1196
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 7m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- red with a white horizontal band
- Material
- steel
Structure: triangular skeletal tower with enclosed lower portion, carrying a daymark colored red with a white horizontal band
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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