Point Lepreau

Point Lepreau is a cape in southwestern New Brunswick, Canada.

It is at the southern tip of a 10 km-long (6.2 mi) peninsula that extends into the Bay of Fundy. This peninsula contains the boundary between Saint John County to the east and Charlotte County to the west, although the southernmost tip at Point Lepreau is within Charlotte County.

Point Lepreau forms the eastern limit of Maces Bay.

The Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station in Saint John County is a CANDU nuclear reactor operated by NB Power approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) northeast from the point.

Point Lepreau Lighthouse

Point Lepreau Lighthouse
New Brunswick
Location Point Lepreau
New Brunswick
Canada
Coordinates 45°3′31.88″N 66°27′31.28″W / 45.0588556°N 66.4586889°W / 45.0588556; -66.4586889
Year first constructed 1831 (first)
1899 (second)
Year first lit 1959 (current)
Deactivated 1898 (first)
1958 (second)
Foundation concrete base
Construction concrete tower
Tower shape octagonal frustum tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white and red horizontal band tower, red lantern
Height 17.5 metres (57 ft)
Focal height 25.5 metres (84 ft)
Light source mains power
Range 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)[1]
Characteristic Fl W 5s.
Fog signal three 2s. blasts every 60s.
Admiralty number H4108
CHS number CCG 90
NGA number 11160
ARLHS number CAN-390
Managing agent NB Power [2][1]

The point hosts a light station owned by the Canadian Coast Guard and managed by NB Power.[3]

See also

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. 2015.
  2. ↑ New Brunswick The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 21 February 2017
  3. ↑ Point Lepreau, NB Lighthouses Friends. Retrieved 21 February 2017

Coordinates: 45°04′N 66°27′W / 45.067°N 66.450°W / 45.067; -66.450



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