Dodding Head (Burin Island) Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Dodding Head (Burin Island) Lighthouse
This square skeletal steel tower stands 4 meters tall and carries a red daymark with a white horizontal band. Its light is positioned 97.5 meters above sea level, emitting a white flash every 6 seconds, and is visible for 24.6 nautical miles. The lighthouse is located on Burin Island, near Fox Cove-Mortier in Newfoundland and Labrador. While the site is open to visitors, the tower itself is closed to the public. Its nearest port is Marystown, 4.7 kilometers away.
Why it matters: Dodding Head Lighthouse aids navigation around the headland of Burin Island, guiding local fishing fleets and coastal shipping through potentially hazardous waters.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 6s
- Focal Height
- 97.5m
- Geographic Range
- 24.6NM
Location
- City
- Fox Cove-Mortier
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Sea Region
- Dodding Head (Burin Island)
- Latitude
- 47.1061°
- Longitude
- -55.0726°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Marystown(4.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- H0368
- NGA No.
- 2108
- ARLHS No.
- CAN-691
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 4m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- red with a white horizontal band
- Material
- steel
Structure: square skeletal tower carrying a daymark colored red with a white horizontal band
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
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