Cape Pine Light

Cape Pine Lighthouse

Cape Pine Lighthouse
Newfoundland
Location Cape Pine
Avalon Peninsula
Newfoundland and Labrador
Canada
Coordinates 46°37′01.7″N 53°31′55.6″W / 46.617139°N 53.532111°W / 46.617139; -53.532111Coordinates: 46°37′01.7″N 53°31′55.6″W / 46.617139°N 53.532111°W / 46.617139; -53.532111
Year first constructed 1851
Construction cast iron tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern tower with white and red horizontal bands, white lantern
Height 15 metres (49 ft)
Focal height 96 metres (315 ft)
Characteristic Fl W 5s.
Fog signal blast every 60s.
Admiralty number H0440
CHS number CCG 6
NGA number 1920
ARLHS number CAN-653
Managing agent Canadian Coast Guard [1]

Cape Pine Light was built on Cape Pine, Newfoundland by Alexander Gordon in 1851. It is a cylindrical cast iron tower which is painted white with red horizontal bands. The last complete painting was undertaken in 2007.

The light characteristic is a white flash every 5 seconds, additionally a fog horn may be sounded every 60 seconds. The Canadian Coast Guard maintains the site, employing a keeper.

The lighthouse was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1974.[2]

Keepers

See also


References

  1. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southeast Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ Cable Building. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  3. ↑ Cape Pine Light Lighthouse Friends


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