Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Saint-Pierre ...

12/20/04 6:46 PM

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Name: Saint-Pierre Front Range Light

Also known as: Pointe Saint-Pierre Front Range Light

Nearest Town or City:
Saint-Pierre, Quebec, Canada

Location: North side of Ile d'Orléans, below Quebec.

Notes:
The range is officially known as Pointe Saint-Pierre today. The rear light was formerly shown from a red, square skeleton tower with a white watchroom.

Tower Height: 21

Height of Focal Plane: 22

Characteristic and Range: Fixed white.

Description of Tower: Square skeleton tower, fluorescent orange daymark, black vertical stripe.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1885: White, square wooden tower; 23 feet tall. 1909: White, square wooden tower; 21 feet tall.

Date Established: 1885

Date Present Tower Built: ?

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.