Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard
Tower Height: 28
Height of Focal Plane: 202
Characteristic and Range: One white flash every 11 seconds; visible for 14 nautical miles.
Description of Tower: Red and white conical fiberglass tower with a red lantern.
This light is operational
Earlier Towers?
1873: White square building with tower. 1918: Red octagonal reinforced-concrete tower with a white band. 1971: Red and white skeleton tower.
Date Established: 1873
Date Present Tower Built: 1983
Fog Signal: Three two-second blasts every 60 seconds.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? Grounds only.
Directions:
From East Saint John, take the road to Red Head and drive all the way to the end.
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