Long Point Lighthouse

Long Point Lighthouse
Long Point Lighthouse
Newfoundland
Location Crow Head
Twillingate Islands
Newfoundland and Labrador
Canada
Coordinates 49°41′16″N 54°48′00″W / 49.687912°N 54.800089°W / 49.687912; -54.800089Coordinates: 49°41′16″N 54°48′00″W / 49.687912°N 54.800089°W / 49.687912; -54.800089
Year first constructed 1876
Construction concrete-encased brick tower
Tower shape square base with octagonal upper tower
Markings / pattern red tower, white balcony and lantern
Height 15 metres (49 ft)
Focal height 101 metres (331 ft)
Range 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 5s.
Admiralty number H0640
CHS number CCG 358
NGA number 1272
ARLHS number CAN-285
Managing agent Canadian Coast Guard [1][2]
Heritage recognized federal heritage building of Canada, heritage lighthouse, municipal heritage site, registered heritage structure Edit this on Wikidata

Long Point Lighthouse is an active Canadian lighthouse located outside Crow Head on North Twillingate Island off the northeast coast of Newfoundland.[3] The lighthouse, completed in 1876, attracts thousands of tourists each year and is historic to the town of Twillingate.

Keepers

  • Samuel Roberts 1875–1893
  • R.E. Roberts 1893–1896
  • R.S. Roberts 1897–1912
  • John and George Roberts 1932-?
  • Edgar Sharpe 1952–1980
  • Allan Roberts 1969–1984
  • Barry Porter 1984-1988 and 2003-?
  • Jack May 1988 – 2004[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Northwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  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. 2015.
  3. ↑ Rowlett, Russ (November 2, 2011). "Lighthouses of Canada: Northwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
  4. ↑ Long Point Lighthouse Lighthouse Friends



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