List of lighthouses in Ontario

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This is a list of lighthouses in the province of Ontario, Canada.

Lighthouses[]

Name Image Water body Region Location Built Notes
Battle Island Light Battle Island Light.jpg Lake Superior Northwestern Ontario Battle Island
48°45′06.5″N 87°33′26.4″W / 48.751806°N 87.557333°W / 48.751806; -87.557333 		1911 [1]
Big Tub Lighthouse Taking a Break (3233249116).jpg Lake Huron Southwestern Ontario Tobermory
45°15′27″N 81°40′22″W / 45.25750°N 81.67278°W / 45.25750; -81.67278 		1885
Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse Bois Bland Island Lighthouse.jpg Detroit River Southwestern Ontario Bois Blanc Island
42°05′13″N 83°7′10″W / 42.08694°N 83.11944°W / 42.08694; -83.11944 		1836 [2][3]
Burlington Bay Lighthouse.JPG Lake Ontario Southwestern Ontario Hamilton Harbour
43°17′55″N 79°47′43″W / 43.29848°N 79.79522°W / 43.29848; -79.79522 		1858 [4]
Caribou Island Light Caribouisland.jpg Lake Superior Northwestern Ontario Caribou Island
47°20′23.1″N 85°49′33.1″W / 47.339750°N 85.825861°W / 47.339750; -85.825861 		1912 [1]
Chantry Island Lighthouse Chantry Island lighthouse.JPG Lake Huron Southwestern Ontario Chantry Island
44°29′22″N 81°24′07″W / 44.48938°N 81.40194°W / 44.48938; -81.40194 		1859 [5]
Lake Huron Central Ontario Christian Island
44°47′12″N 80°09′22″W / 44.786639°N 80.156056°W / 44.786639; -80.156056 		1859 [6][7]
Colchester Reef Light (Lake Erie, West) 04-13-2003 Colchester Reef Lighthouse Mike Drexler small.jpg Lake Erie Southwestern Ontario Colchester Reef
41°55′55.9″N 82°53′27.6″W / 41.932194°N 82.891000°W / 41.932194; -82.891000 		1885 [2]
Cove Island Lighthouse Cove island light.jpg Lake Huron Southwestern Ontario Cove Island
45°19′37″N 81°44′07″W / 45.327080°N 81.735411°W / 45.327080; -81.735411 		1855
Gereaux Island lighthouse and dwelling (2).JPG Georgian Bay Central Ontario Parry Sound
45°44′40″N 80°39′32″W / 45.744497°N 80.659015°W / 45.744497; -80.659015 		1870 [8]
Gibraltar Point Lighthouse Gibraltar Point Lighthouse.JPG Lake Ontario Golden Horseshoe Toronto Islands
43°36′49″N 79°23′07″W / 43.613667°N 79.385278°W / 43.613667; -79.385278 		1808
Goderich Lighthouse Lake Huron Southwestern Ontario Goderich 1850 [9]
Grand Bend Lighthouse 3.JPG Lake Huron Southwestern Ontario Lambton Shores
43°18′50″N 81°46′05″W / 43.313820°N 81.768029°W / 43.313820; -81.768029
Griffith Island lighthouse.jpg Georgian Bay Southwestern Ontario Griffith Island
44°51′02″N 80°53′29″W / 44.850568°N 80.891397°W / 44.850568; -80.891397 		1859 [10]
Gros Cap Reefs Light
U.S. Coast Guard responding to grounded vessel Roger Blough in Lake Superior (Image 1 of 2) 160529-G-ZZ999-004.jpg
 Lake Superior Northeastern Ontario Sault Ste. Marie
46°30′44″N 84°36′55″W / 46.51213°N 84.61524°W / 46.51213; -84.61524 		1953 [11]
Mimico Cruising Club Lighthouses Lake Ontario Golden Horseshoe Toronto
43°37′05″N 79°28′53″W / 43.618126°N 79.481455°W / 43.618126; -79.481455 		1981 [12]
Ile Parisienne Light Isle Parisienne Light.JPG Lake Superior Northeastern Ontario Ile Parisienne
46°38′43″N 84°43′26″W / 46.645278°N 84.724°W / 46.645278; -84.724 		1911
Killarney lighthouse, Sudbury District, Ontario.JPG Georgian Bay Northeastern Ontario Greater Sudbury
45°58′05″N 81°29′20″W / 45.96819°N 81.48892°W / 45.96819; -81.48892 		1866 [13]
Kincardine Lighthouse Kincardinelighthouse.jpg Lake Huron Southwestern Ontario Kincardine
44°10′37″N 81°38′17″W / 44.17708°N 81.63809°W / 44.17708; -81.63809 		1881
Lion's Head Light Lionslight.jpg Georgian Bay Southeastern Ontario Lion's Head
44°59′26″N 81°14′53″W / 44.99058°N 81.24808°W / 44.99058; -81.24808 		1903 (original)
1983 (current)
Mississagi Strait Lighthouse.JPG Lake Huron (Mississagi Strait) Northeastern Ontario Manitoulin Island
45°53′30″N 83°13′33″W / 45.891539°N 83.225695°W / 45.891539; -83.225695 		1873 [14]
HPIM8229.JPG Lake Erie Golden Horseshoe Dunnville
42°50′03″N 79°31′22″W / 42.834055°N 79.522820°W / 42.834055; -79.522820 		1848 [15]
Georgian Bay Southwestern Ontario Collingwood
44°32′19″N 80°15′31″W / 44.53857°N 80.25869°W / 44.53857; -80.25869 		1858 [16][17]
Point Abino Light Tower Pt Abino Lighthouse by Vicki McKay - 119.jpg Lake Erie Golden Horseshoe Crystal Beach
42°50′10″N 79°05′43″W / 42.8361°N 79.0952°W / 42.8361; -79.0952 		1917
Point Clark Lighthouse Point clark lighthouse.JPG Lake Huron Southwestern Ontario Point Clark
44°04′22″N 81°45′26″W / 44.072854°N 81.757217°W / 44.072854; -81.757217 		1859
Pointe au Baril Lighthouse by Vicki McKay - DSC 0369.jpg Georgian Bay Central Ontario Pointe au Baril
45°33′33″N 80°30′13″W / 45.559136°N 80.503532°W / 45.559136; -80.503532 		1889 [18]
Port Burwell Marine Museum and Historic Lighthouse Black and white postcard of the wooden lighthouse at the top of the harbour at Port Burwell, ON. The road runs down to the bridge over Otter Creek.jpg Lake Erie Southwestern Ontario Port Burwell
42°38′41″N 80°48′21″W / 42.644722°N 80.805833°W / 42.644722; -80.805833 		1840
Port Dalhousie Lighthouse Lake Ontario 1.jpg Lake Ontario Golden Horseshoe St. Catharines
43°12′28″N 79°15′48″W / 43.2078°N 79.2633°W / 43.2078; -79.2633 		1833 [19]
Erie Beach, Pier and lighthouse at Port Dover, Ontario -a.jpg Lake Erie Golden Horseshoe Port Dover
42°46′52″N 80°12′07″W / 42.78111°N 80.20183°W / 42.78111; -80.20183 		1845 [20]
Presqu'ile Point Lighthouse.JPG Lake Ontario Eastern Ontario Presqu'ile Provincial Park
43°59′52″N 77°40′32″W / 43.997867°N 77.675647°W / 43.997867; -77.675647 		1840 [4]
Queen's Wharf Lighthouse Fleet Street Lighthouse.jpg Lake Ontario Golden Horseshoe Toronto
43°38′09″N 79°24′18″W / 43.635889°N 79.404972°W / 43.635889; -79.404972 		1838
Lake Huron 1881
Lighthouse Cove (21857414899).jpg Lake St. Clair Southwestern Ontario Lakeshore, Ontario
42°19′03″N 82°27′12″W / 42.317514°N 82.453297°W / 42.317514; -82.453297 		1818
Toronto Harbour Light Toronto Harbour Light.jpg Lake Ontario Golden Horseshoe Toronto
43°36′49″N 79°20′36″W / 43.613545°N 79.34339°W / 43.613545; -79.34339 		1974
Windmill Point Light Battle of the Windmill 2008.jpg Saint Lawrence River Eastern Ontario Prescott
44°43′15″N 75°29′14″W / 44.72091°N 75.48714°W / 44.72091; -75.48714 		1830 [21]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Western Ontario". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  2. ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southwestern Ontario". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  3. ^ "Burlington Canal Main Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  4. ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southeastern Ontario". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  5. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: West Central Ontario (Lake Huron Area)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  6. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Central Ontario (Georgian Bay Area)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  7. ^ "Gros Cap Reef Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  8. ^ "Gereaux Island Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  9. ^ Gateman, Laura M. (2006). Canadian Lighthouses: From Goderich to Christian Island. Bruce County Historical Society. p. 30. ISBN 0969089937.
  10. ^ "Griffith Island Lighthouse « Bruce Coast Lighthouses in Ontario". www.brucecoastlighthouses.com. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  11. ^ "Gros Cap Reef Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  12. ^ (PDF). 2012-03-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20120321194309/http://www.mimicocruisingclub.com/files/CT01718_MMCweb.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2018-12-01. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ^ "Killarney East Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  14. ^ "Mississagi Strait Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  15. ^ "Mohawk Island Lighthouse". www.pc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  16. ^ "Nottawasaga Island Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  17. ^ "The Early Years – Nottawasaga Lighthouse Preservation Society". www.nlps.info. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  18. ^ "Pointe au Baril Range Front Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  19. ^ "Port Dalhousie Range Rear Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  20. ^ "Port Dover Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  21. ^ "Windmill Point Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2018-12-01.

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