Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Pictou Bar Light

05/31/04 6:09 PM

1-800-758-1444

Name: Pictou Bar Light

Nearest Town or City:
Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada

Location: Pictou Harbour, Gulf of St. Lawrence.

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Photo: Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard

Tower Height: 55

Characteristic and Range: White flash 2 s; eclipse 3.5 s., visible for 13 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: Octagonal wooden tower with vertical red stripes, red lantern.

This light is operational

Date Established: 1834

Date Present Tower Built: 1904

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.

Directions:
From Route 348 North, take a left in Pictou just past an athletic field. Follow this road a short distance and turn left to a beach and a view of the lighthouse.