North Rustico Harbour Light
 | |
  Canada | |
| Location |
North Rustico Prince Edward Island Canada |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 46°27′19.2″N 63°17′31.1″W / 46.455333°N 63.291972°WCoordinates: 46°27′19.2″N 63°17′31.1″W / 46.455333°N 63.291972°W |
| Year first constructed | 1876 (first) |
| Year first lit | 1899 (current) |
| Construction | wooden tower |
| Tower shape | square frustum tower with lantern and gallery attached to keeper's house |
| Height | 10 metres (33 ft) |
| Focal height | 12.5 metres (41 ft) |
| Characteristic | yellow light, 5 s on, 5 s off |
| Admiralty number | H1141 |
| CHS number | CCG 1056 |
| NGA number | 7972 |
| ARLHS number | CAN-350 |
| Managing agent | North Rustico Lighthouse |
The North Rustico Harbour Light is an active lighthouse on the central north coast of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The station was established in 1876 and the lighthouse itself was built in 1899.[1] It is still active, and has a focal plane of 12.5 m (41 ft); and a yellow light, 5 seconds on, 5 seconds off. The tower itself is 10 m (34 ft) high with a square pyramidal wood tower with lantern and gallery.
See also
References
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Eastern Prince Edward Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
External links
- North Rustico Harbour Lighthouse Marinas.com
- North Rustico Harbour Lighthouse Lighthouse Friends
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to North Rustico Lighthouse. |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, February 02, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.