Port au Choix Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Port au Choix Lighthouse
A 5-meter-tall, square, skeletal steel tower is located at Port au Choix, Newfoundland and Labrador. It displays a white finish and is topped with a daymark consisting of a red band and a white horizontal stripe. The light, set at a focal height of 8 meters, produces a white flash every 6 seconds with a geographic range of 9.7 nautical miles. This structure marks the waters for vessels, including those approaching Blanc Sablon, which is 23.6 kilometers distant. The lighthouse grounds are accessible, but the tower is not open for entry.
Why it matters: This navigation aid assists mariners in the waters near Port au Choix, an area important for fishing activities.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 6s
- Focal Height
- 8m
- Geographic Range
- 9.7NM
Location
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Sea Region
- Port au Choix, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Latitude
- 51.0224°
- Longitude
- -57.0956°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Blanc Sablon(23.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- H0152
- NGA No.
- 2688
- ARLHS No.
- CAN-655
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 5m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- steel
Structure: square skeletal tower carrying a daymark colored red with a white horizontal band
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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