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.
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