Île de Grâce Range Rear Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Île de Grâce Range Rear Lighthouse
Constructed in 1905, this square, metal skeletal tower stands 16.5 meters tall, with its light positioned 22 meters above the water. The structure features a lantern room painted red and a white watch room, which has a red front face marked with a black vertical stripe. The tower itself is painted black. It emits a single green flash, visible for 13.6 nautical miles. The Île de Grâce Range Rear light is situated about 600 meters east-northeast of its front range counterpart in Canadian waters near Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel. The site is open to the public, but the tower is closed.
Why it matters: As the rear portion of a range light system, this structure is essential for guiding vessels along a specific safe channel, ensuring precise navigation.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Fixed
- Light Color
- Green
- Interval
- 2s
- Raw Code
- F G
- Focal Height
- 22m
- Geographic Range
- 13.6NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1905
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 16.5m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- Tower painted black, watch room white, lantern red; the front face of the watch room is red with a black vertical stripe on the range line.
- Material
- metal
Structure: square pyramidal skeletal tower with lantern and enclosed watch room
Location
- City
- Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Quebec
- Sea Region
- Located about 600 m east northeast of the front range, in Canadian waters.
- Latitude
- 46.0705°
- Longitude
- -73.0432°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Sorel(3.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- H2426.1
- NGA No.
- 5108
- ARLHS No.
- CAN-1096
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