Brighton Beach Range Lights

Brigton Beach Range Front
Prince Edward Island
Location Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Coordinates 46°13′50.5″N 63°08′51.2″W / 46.230694°N 63.147556°W / 46.230694; -63.147556
Year first constructed 1890
Construction wooden tower
Tower shape square pyramidal tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower with a red vertical stripe on the range line, red lantern and trim
Height 11.5 metres (38 ft)
Focal height 12 metres (39 ft)
Range 19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi)[1]
Characteristic F Y
Admiralty number H1012
CHS number CCG 994
NGA number 8240
ARLHS number CAN-126
Managing agent City of Charlottetown [2]
Brigton Beach Range Rear
Prince Edward Island
Location Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Coordinates 46°14′02.6″N 63°08′58.8″W / 46.234056°N 63.149667°W / 46.234056; -63.149667
Year first constructed 1890 (first)
Year first lit 1969 (current)
Construction concrete tower (current)
wooden tower (first)
Tower shape hexagonal tower flaring outward (current)
square pyramidal tower with balcony and lantern (first)
Markings / pattern white tower with a red vertical stripe on the range line
Height 18.4 metres (60 ft) (current)
12.8 metres (42 ft) (first)
Focal height 26.5 metres (87 ft) (current)
Range 19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi)[1]
Characteristic F Y
Admiralty number H1012.1
CHS number CAN-127
NGA number 8244
ARLHS number CAN-127
Managing agent City of Charlottetown [3][4]

The Brighton Beach Range Lights are a set of two range lights (front and rear) in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. They were built in 1890, and are still active.[5]

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References

  1. 1 2 List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
  2. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Eastern Prince Edward Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  3. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Eastern Prince Edward Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  4. ↑ Lighthouses of Prince Edward Island
  5. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Eastern Prince Edward Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved August 2, 2009.



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