Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Port Weller ...

01/15/05 9:59 PM

1-800-758-1444

Name: Port Weller Outer Light

Nearest Town or City:
Port Weller, Ontario, Canada

Location: Port Weller Harbor, Lake Ontario.

Click to enlarge: 24Kb    228Kb
Photo: Pat Spice

Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard.

Notes:
Port Weller Harbor is the Lake Ontario entrance to the Welland Canal (connecting Lake Erie and Lake Ontario) and is an artificial harbor.

Tower Height: 40

Height of Focal Plane: 51

Characteristic and Range: Red flash every 10 seconds.

Description of Tower: Reinforced concrete Art Deco tower.

This light is operational

Date Established: 1931

Date Present Tower Built: 1931

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? No.

Directions:
Public access to this light is blocked by an active Coast Guard station. It can be seen distantly from the east pier across the Welland Canal. According to Susan R. LeFever: A good but still distant view is possible from the road immediately west of the Welland Canal. It's supposed to be Government Rd. but the sign said something different. You can drive to the end of the paved road and still go a bit further. The road forks, left to Coast Guard, right turns to dirt.