Miminegash Range Lights

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Miminegash Range Lights
Miminegash Range Lights
Location Miminegash
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Coordinates 46°52′49″N64°14′06″W / 46.880203°N 64.235049°W / 46.880203; -64.235049 Coordinates: 46°52′49″N64°14′06″W / 46.880203°N 64.235049°W / 46.880203; -64.235049
Tower
Constructed1886 (first)
Constructionsteel skeletal mast
Height4 metres (13 ft)
Shapesquare prism skeletal mast with beacon
Markingswhite trapezoidal daymark with a red vertical stripe
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard [1]
Light
Deactivated1972 (first)
Focal height6 metres (20 ft)
Range8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) [2]
Characteristic F R

The Miminegash Range Lights were a set of range lights on Prince Edward Island, Canada. They were built in 1886, and deactivated in 1972; only the rear tower has survived. [3]

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References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Western Prince Edward Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  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. p. 2017.
  3. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Eastern Prince Edward Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved August 2, 2009.