Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Cape Norman Light

05/31/04 5:16 PM

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Name: Cape Norman Light

Nearest Town or City:
Cook's Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada

Location: Tip of the Great Northern Peninsula, at the east side of Pistolet Bay.

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Photo: Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard

Notes:
This lighthouse was built as a cast iron tower in 1907 and was later encased in concrete. As of January 2003, this is still a staffed light station.

Tower Height: 50

Height of Focal Plane: 116

Characteristic and Range: Flash 0.5 s; eclipse 5.5 s; flash0.5 s; eclipse 5.5 s; flash 0.5 s; eclipse 17.5 s. Visible for 21 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: White, octagonal concrete tower with red lantern.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1871: wooden tower.

Date Established: 1871

Date Present Tower Built: 1907

Date Deactivated: 1980

Fog Signal: 1880: diaphone horn. 1971: automated horn, three second blast every 30 seconds.

Current Use: Active aid to navigation (seasonal).

Open To Public? Grounds only.

Directions:
The light station is accessible by gravel road.

Keepers: Henry Locke (1871-?), John Campbell