| Brigus Point Lighthouse |
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| Nearest Town or City: | Brigus Newfoundland Canada |
| Location: | North Head at the northern entrance to Brigus Harbour, on the Avalon Peninsula in eastern Newfoundland. |
| Managing Organization: | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Tower Height: | 31 |
| Description Tower: | Conical cast iron tower with red and white vertical stripes. |
| Operational: | Yes |
| Date Established: | 1885 |
| Date Present Tower Built: | 1885 |
| Current Use: | Active aid to navigation. |
| Open To Public: | Grounds only. |
| Directions: | The lighthouse is accessible on foot but there is no marked trail. It is about 6 km of strenvous hiking. The community is in the process of constructing a trail to the lighthouse. (From Fisheries and Oceans Canada website, June 2001.) |
| Characteristic Range: | Fixed white light visible for 12 nautical miles. |
| Optics: | 1885: Sixth order Fresnel lens. |
| Height Focal Plane: | 113 |
| National Register: | No |
| Keepers: | William W. Horwood (1884-1897), Samuel Wilcox (1897-1916), Walter Wilcox (1916-?), Thomas C. Roberts (caretaker, 1966-?) |
| State: | Newfoundland |
| Country: | Canada |






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