Lavaltrie Range Rear Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Lavaltrie Range Rear Lighthouse
This square pyramidal skeletal tower, standing 18 meters tall, was built in 1915 and first lit the same year. It is situated on a small islet near the south end of l'Île Hervieux in Quebec. The structure features a white watch room and lantern, topped with a red lantern roof, and displays an orange-red daymark with a black vertical stripe. Its light is green with a single flash every 6 seconds. The tower's design includes a gallery and an enclosed watch room. The site is open to visitors, though the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: This range rear light is indispensable for safe passage along the St. Lawrence River, providing critical directional guidance for ships navigating the channel near l'Île Hervieux. Architecturally, it holds particular significance as a rare surviving example of a square pyramidal skeletal tower, a design that has largely vanished from the Canadian landscape.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Fixed
- Light Color
- Green
- Raw Code
- F G
- Focal Height
- 20m
- Geographic Range
- 13.2NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1915
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 18m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- black, with white watch room and lantern, red lantern roof, and an orange-red daymark with a black vertical stripe
Structure: square pyramidal skeletal tower with lantern, gallery, and enclosed watch room
Location
- City
- Lavaltrie
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Quebec
- Sea Region
- on an islet just off the south end of l'Île Hervieux
- Latitude
- 45.8786°
- Longitude
- -73.2674°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Contrecoeur(1.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- H2460.1
- NGA No.
- 5256
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