Blockhouse Point Light
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| Location | Rocky Point Prince Edward Island Canada |
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| Coordinates | 46°11′26.1″N 63°07′45.7″W / 46.190583°N 63.129361°W |
| Constructed | 1876 |
| Construction | wooden tower |
| Tower height | 12.8 metres (42 ft) |
| Tower shape | square pyramidal tower with lantern and gallery, with attached keeper's house |
| Markings | white with red trim, red lantern and gallery |
| Operator | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Heritage | CRHP 4320-20/B4[1] |
| Automated | 1962 |
| Focal height | 18.3 metres (60 ft) |
| Range | 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) |
| Characteristic | Occ. W |
| Admiralty no. | H1008 |
| NGA no. | 8236 |
| CCG no. | 993 |
| ARLHS no. | CAN-046 |
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]
References[]
- ^ "Blockhouse Lighthouse". Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- ^ "Blockhouse Point Lighthouse". Lighthousefriends.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Eastern Prince Edward Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
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