Long Point Lighthouse

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.

This article is about the light house in Canada. For the lighthouse in Massachusetts, see Long Point Light.
Long Point Lighthouse
Long Point Lighthouse
LocationCrow Head
Twillingate Islands
Newfoundland and Labrador
Canada
Coordinates49°41′16″N 54°48′00″W
Tower
Constructed1876
Constructionconcrete-encased brick tower
Height15 metres (49 ft)
Shapesquare base with octagonal upper tower
Markingsred tower, white balcony and lantern
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard [1][2]
Heritagerecognized federal heritage building of Canada, heritage lighthouse, municipal heritage site, registered heritage structure Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height101 metres (331 ft)
Range16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 5s.

Keepers
  • Samuel Roberts 1875–1893
  • R.E. Roberts 1893–1896
  • R.S. Roberts 1897–1912
  • William Freeman 1913-1932?
  • 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: Southwestern 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: Southwestern 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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