| Cape Race Light (new) |
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| Nearest Town or City: | Portugal Cove South Newfoundland Canada |
| Location: | Avalon Peninsula, southeast Newfoundland. |
| Managing Organization: | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Tower Height: | 100 |
| Description Tower: | White, cylindrical concrete tower with red lantern. |
| Operational: | Yes |
| Date Established: | 1856 |
| Date Present Tower Built: | 1907 |
| Current Use: | Active aid to navigation. |
| Open To Public: | Yes. |
| Directions: | Cape Race is located near the Irish Loop Road on the Avon Peninsula. An unpaved road (12.5 miles) from Portugal Cove South takes you to Cape Race. The lighthouse and interpretive center (recreation of a Marconi wireless station) are open in summer from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with tours led by students. Map It! |
| Characteristic Range: | White flash every 7.5 seconds, visible for 24 nautical miles. |
| Other Buildings: | Red keeper's dwelling and fog signal building. |
| Optics: | 1907: Hyperradial lens, still in use. |
| Height Focal Plane: | 170 |
| National Register: | No |
| Keepers: | Paddy Myrick (?, died in service), John Myrick (?-1928), "Big Paddy" Myrick (1928-1957). |
| State: | Newfoundland |
| Country: | Canada |
| Signal: | Automated horn, blast 3s; sil. 3s; blast 3s; sil. 51s. |
| Near by Lodging: | Northwest Bed and Breakfast, Box 5, Site 14, Trepassey, NF A0A 4B0. Phone: 709-438-2888. Email: nlodge@trepassey.publib.nf.ca |
| Earlier Towers: | 1856: Cylindrical cast iron tower, moved to Cape North, Nova Scotia, and now at the Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa. |






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