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Long Point Lighthouse

Coordinates: 49°41′16″N 54°48′00″W / 49.687912°N 54.800089°W / 49.687912; -54.800089
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Long Point Lighthouse
Long Point Lighthouse
Map
LocationCrow Head
Twillingate Islands
Newfoundland and Labrador
Canada
Coordinates49°41′16″N 54°48′00″W / 49.687912°N 54.800089°W / 49.687912; -54.800089
Tower
Constructed1876
Constructionconcrete-encased brick tower
Height15 metres (49 ft)
Shapesquare base with octagonal upper tower
Markingsred tower, white balcony and lantern
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard [1][2]
Heritagerecognized federal heritage building of Canada, heritage lighthouse, municipal heritage site, registered heritage structure Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height101 metres (331 ft)
Range16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 5s.

Long Point Lighthouse is an active Canadian lighthouse located outside Crow Head on North Twillingate Island off the northeast coast of Newfoundland.[3] The lighthouse, completed in 1876, attracts thousands of tourists each year and is historic to the town of Twillingate.

Keepers

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  • Samuel Roberts 1875–1893
  • R.E. Roberts 1893–1896
  • R.S. Roberts 1897–1912
  • William Freeman 1913-1932?
  • John and George Roberts 1932
  • Edgar Sharpe 1952–1980
  • Allan Roberts 1969–1984
  • Barry Porter 1984-1988 and 2003
  • Jack May 1988 – 2004[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  2. ^ List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
  3. ^ Rowlett, Russ (November 2, 2011). "Lighthouses of Canada: Southwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
  4. ^ Long Point Lighthouse Lighthouse Friends
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