Gros Cap Reefs Light

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°W / 46.51167; -84.61472Coordinates: 46°30′42″N 84°36′53″W / 46.51167°N 84.61472°W / 46.51167; -84.61472
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]

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