Long Point Lighthouse
Long Point Lighthouse has a focal height of 101 metres, a tower height of 15 metres and a range of 16 nautical miles. It was built in 1876.
- Focal height
- 101 metres
- Tower height
- 15 metres
- Range
- 16 nautical miles
- Built
- 1876
- Light characteristic
- Fl W 5s.
- Coordinates
- 49.68791, -54.80009
The Long Point Lighthouse is located in Canada, specifically in the Crow Head area of the Twillingate Islands in Newfoundland and Labrador. The lighthouse, which was built in 1876, stands at a tower height of 15m and has a focal height of 101m, with a range of 16 nautical miles. It can be found at the coordinates 49.687912, -54.800089.
Light and tower
It has a square base with octagonal upper tower. The tower is built of concrete-encased brick. Its daymark is red tower, white balcony and lantern. The light has a focal height of 101 metres. The light has a range of 16 nautical miles. Its light characteristic is Fl W 5s. It is managed by Canadian Coast Guard. The NGA list of lights numbers it 1272. The Admiralty list of lights numbers it H0640.
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- Name
- Long Point Lighthouse
- Marking
- red tower, white balcony and lantern
- Range Nm
- 16
- Nga Number
- 1272
- Year Built
- 1876
- Description
- '''Long Point Lighthouse''' is an active Canadian lighthouse located outside Crow Head on North Twillingate Island off the northeast coast of Newfoundland. The lighthouse, completed in 1876, attracts thousands of tourists each year and is historic to the town of Twillingate.
- Tower Shape
- square base with octagonal upper tower
- Image Caption
- Long Point Lighthouse
- Location Text
- [[Crow Head]]<br />[[Twillingate Islands]]<br />[[Newfoundland and Labrador]]<br /> [[Canada]]
- Focal Height M
- 101
- Managing Agent
- Canadian Coast Guard
- Tower Height M
- 15
- Admiralty Number
- H0640
- Light Characteristic
- Fl W 5s.
- Construction Material
- concrete-encased brick tower