Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Port Maitland ...

01/16/05 10:18 AM

1-800-758-1444

Name: Port Maitland Light (ON)

Also known as: Port Maitland Outer Range Light

Also known as: Port Maitland Front Range Light

Nearest Town or City:
Dunnville, Ontario, Canada

Location: Northeastern Lake Erie, mouth of Grand River.

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Photo: Michel Forand
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Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard

Notes:
This lighthouse used to be the front light of a pair of range lights. When it was first built it was a skeleton tower with the upper part enclosed. Later, the bottom portion was also enclosed.

Tower Height: 41

Height of Focal Plane: 51

Characteristic and Range: Iso G 4s; flash: 2s

Description of Tower: White pyramidal wooden tower with aluminum siding.

This light is operational

Date Established: 1846

Date Present Tower Built: 1898

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? No.

Directions:
Located at the end of the West Pier near Canal Feeder Road in Port Maitland.