Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Saint John Coast ...

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Name: Saint John Coast Guard Base Lighthouse

Nearest Town or City:
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Location: Waterfront of Saint John.

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Photo: Art Meyer

Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard

Notes:
This lighthouse was built in the late 1980s by personnel of the Saint John Coast Guard Base. It has a working light but is not an official aid to navigation.

Tower Height: 33

Description of Tower: White octagonal wooden tower with red lantern.

This light is operational

Date Established: 1980s

Date Present Tower Built: 1980s

Optics: Fresnel (clamshell) lens.

Current Use: Attraction.

Open To Public? No.

Directions:
The lighthouse is near the end of a wharf on the Coast Guard base on Water Street. It can be seen from across Market Slip. There are plans to build a walkway along the waterfront in the future that may incorporate the lighthouse.