Brighton Beach Range Lights
The Brighton Beach Range Lights are a set of range lights in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. They were built in 1890, and are still active.[4]
| Location | Prince Edward Island, Canada |
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| Coordinates | 46°13′50″N 63°08′51″W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1890  |
| Brighton Beach Range Front Light | |
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| Construction | wooden tower |
| Height | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Shape | square pyramidal tower with balcony and lantern[1][2] |
| Markings | white tower with a red vertical stripe on the range line, red lantern and trim |
| Operator | Charlottetown City Council |
| Heritage | heritage lighthouse |
| First lit | 1892 |
| Focal height | 12.4 m (41 ft) |
| Range | 19 nmi (35 km; 22 mi) |
| Characteristic | F Y |
| Brighton Beach Range Rear Light | |
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| Constructed | 1890 (first) |
| Construction | concrete tower (current) wooden tower (first) |
| Height | 18.4 metres (60 ft) (current) 12.8 metres (42 ft) (first) |
| Shape | hexagonal tower flaring outward (current) square pyramidal tower with balcony and lantern (first)[1][3] |
| Markings | white tower with a red vertical stripe on the range line |
| Operator | Charlottetown City Council |
| First lit | 1969 (current) |
| Focal height | 26.5 metres (87 ft) (current) |
| Range | 19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi)[2] |
| Characteristic | F Y |
References
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Eastern Prince Edward Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- 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.
- Lighthouses of Prince Edward Island
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Eastern Prince Edward Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
External links
- Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard
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