Blockhouse Point Light

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Blockhouse Point Light
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Blockhouse Point Light
Location Rocky Point
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Coordinates 46°11′26.1″N63°07′45.7″W / 46.190583°N 63.129361°W / 46.190583; -63.129361
Tower
Constructed1876
Constructionwooden tower
Height12.8 metres (42 ft)
Shapesquare pyramidal tower with lantern and gallery, with attached keeper's house
Markingswhite with red trim, red lantern and gallery
Operator Canadian Coast Guard
Heritage CRHP 4320-20/B4 [1]
Light
Automated1962
Focal height18.3 metres (60 ft)
Range12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)
Characteristic Occ. W

The Blockhouse Point Light is a lighthouse at Rocky Point, Prince Edward Island, Canada, on the western shore of Charlottetown Harbour. The present lighthouse, constructed in 1876, replaced older lighthouses at the site which are believed to have been constructed as early as 1846 [2] to serve as a light for the harbour. The lighthouse is active as of 2019, and consists of an 18.3 m (60 ft) wooden pyramidal tower, attached to a two-storey keeper's house. [3]

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References

  1. "Blockhouse Lighthouse". Canadian Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  2. "Blockhouse Point Lighthouse". Lighthousefriends.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  3. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Eastern Prince Edward Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved March 15, 2019.