Gros Cap Reefs Light
  Ontario | |
| Location |
Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Canada |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 46°30′42″N 84°36′53″W / 46.51167°N 84.61472°WCoordinates: 46°30′42″N 84°36′53″W / 46.51167°N 84.61472°W |
| Year first lit | 1953 |
| Construction | skeletal tower |
| Tower shape | skeletal mast on a three-story keeper's quarters |
| Markings / pattern | white tower with red trim |
| Height | 18 metres (59 ft) |
| Focal height | 18 metres (59 ft) |
| Range | 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl R 5s. |
| ARLHS number | CAN-565 |
| USCG number | 7-14495 |
| Managing agent | Canadian Coast Guard[1] |
The Gros Cap Reefs Light, completed in 1953, is a lighthouse located at the entrance to St. Mary's River from Lake Superior.
Light Characteristics Flashing red every 5 seconds, visible for 12 miles
The lighthouse is owned by the Canadian Coast Guard. Tower closed. It formerly housed a non-directional beacon as part of the precision approach at Sault Ste. Marie Airport but has since been decommissioned and the antenna taken down due to high maintenance costs.
The opening of this aid to navigation resulted in the deactivation of the Point Iroquois Light in 1962.[2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Western Ontario". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- ↑ Interactive map on Michigan lighthouses, Detroit News.
- ↑ Michigan Lighthouse Fund, Point Iroquois Lighthouse.
External links
- Aerial photo at Marinas.com
- Anderson, Kraig, Lighthouse Friends, Gros Cap (Ontario) Reefs Light).
- Photograph, Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society ARLHS CAN-565 Light, Gros Cap Reefs Light.
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Western Ontario". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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