| Presqu'ile Point Light |
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| Nearest Town or City: | Brighton Ontario Canada |
| Location: | Presqu'ile Point, Lake Ontario. |
| Managing Organization: | Friends of Presqu'ile Park |
| Website: | http://www.friendsofpresquile.on.ca/ |
| Notes: | Presqu'ile is French for "almost an island." Presqu'ile is one of the best places in Ontario for birdwatching. |
| Tower Height: | 67 |
| Description Tower: | White, octagonal pyramidal stone tower (lantern removed in 1952). |
| Operational: | Yes |
| Date Established: | 1840 |
| Date Present Tower Built: | 1840 |
| Directions: | Turn south at the Highway 30 exit on the Highway 401, which is the main artery between Toronto, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec. Brighton is approximately halfway between Toronto and Kingston. Once you reach the town watch for the signs to the park. A fee is charged to enter the park. |
| Height Focal Plane: | 0 |
| National Register: | No |
| Keepers: | William Swetman, Sr. (1840-1871). ? Swetman (grandson of William Swetman, Sr.) (?). |
| Telephone: | 6134751688 |
| Email: | careless@utoronto.ca |
| Contact Address: | P.O. Box 1442 |
| City: | Brighton |
| State: | Ontario |
| Postal Code: | K0K 1H0 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Signal: | c. 1907: Diaphone horn. |
| Museum: | There is a Lighthouse Interpretive Centre at Presqu'ile Provincial Park. Regular interpretive programs are offered in the park from April through October, including slide talks, guided hikes and children's programs. |






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