| Main-à-Dieu Light |
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| Nearest Town or City: | Main-à-Dieu Nova Scotia Canada |
| Location: | West point of Scatarie Island, off easternmost point of Cape Breton. |
| Managing Organization: | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Tower Height: | 31 |
| Description Tower: | White conical fiberglass tower, two red horizontal bands. |
| Operational: | Yes |
| Date Established: | 1871 |
| Date Present Tower Built: | 1979 |
| Current Use: | Active aid to navigation. |
| Open To Public: | Grounds only. |
| Directions: | The light can be seen across the Main-à-Dieu Channel from the village of Main-à-Dieu. |
| Characteristic Range: | Flashing white every 4 seconds, visible for 7 nautical miles. |
| Date Automated: | 1965 |
| Height Focal Plane: | 81 |
| National Register: | No |
| Keepers: | James Burke (1871-?), Ben Campbell (?-1945), Eliza J. Campbell (1945-1965) |
| State: | Nova Scotia |
| Country: | Canada |
| Earlier Towers: | 1871: 40-foot white square wooden tower with attached dwelling. 1935: Two-story dwelling topped by octagonal iron lantern. |






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