Victoria Harbour Range Rear Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Victoria Harbour Range Rear Lighthouse
Constructed in 1910, this 10-meter-high, square pyramidal wood tower is painted white with red trim and a red vertical stripe on the former range line. It functioned as the rear range marker for Victoria Harbour, assisting ships approaching the port. The front range lighthouse was replaced by a skeletal tower in 1960. The light was deactivated in the late 1990s. The Tay Township Heritage Committee took possession in 2004, and after restoration, the structure was formally recognized again in 2012. The location is accessible, but the tower itself is not open.
Why it matters: This lighthouse provided a precise navigational range, aiding safe entry into Victoria Harbour when it was in service.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 10m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white with red trim and a red vertical stripe on the former range line
- Material
- wood
Structure: square pyramidal wood tower with lantern and gallery, painted white with red trim and a red vertical stripe on the former range line
Location
- City
- Tay
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Ontario
- Sea Region
- Victoria Harbour, near the intersection of William and Newton Streets
- Latitude
- 44.7470°
- Longitude
- -79.7775°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Midland(4.2 km)
- ARLHS No.
- CAN-1042
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1910
Significant events: Inactive since the late 1990s, front range lighthouse replaced by a skeletal tower in 1960, Tay Township Heritage Committee received ownership in 2004, restored and 'reopened' in 2012
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
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