Long Point Lighthouse

Long Point (Twillingate) Lighthouse

Newfoundland
Location	Crow Head Twillingate Islands Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
Coordinates	49°41′16″N 54°48′00″W / 49.687912°N 54.800089°WCoordinates: 49°41′16″N 54°48′00″W / 49.687912°N 54.800089°W
Year first constructed	1876
Construction	concrete-encased brick tower
Tower shape	square prism base and octagonal prism upper tower with balcony and tower
Markings / pattern	red tower, white balcony and lantern
Height	15 metres (49 ft)
Focal height	101 metres (331 ft)
Characteristic	Fl W 5s.
Admiralty number	H0640
CHS number	CCG 358
NGA number	1272
ARLHS number	CAN-285
Managing agent	Canadian Coast Guard [1]

Long Point Lighthouse is an active Canadian lighthouse located outside Crow Head on North Twillingate Island off the northeast coast of Newfoundland.^[2] The lighthouse, completed in 1876, attracts thousands of tourists each year and is historic to the town of Twillingate.

Keepers

• Samuel Roberts 1875–1893
• R.E. Roberts 1893–1896
• R.S. Roberts 1897–1912
• John and George Roberts 1932-?
• Edgar Sharpe 1952–1980
• Allan Roberts 1969–1984
• Barry Porter 1984-1988 and 2003-?
• Jack May 1988–2004^[3]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Newfoundland and Labrador

References

1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Northwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
2. Rowlett, Russ (November 2, 2011). "Lighthouses of Canada: Northwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
3. Long Point Lighthouse Lighthouse Friends

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