Newfoundland and Labrador Lighthouses

Newfoundland and Labrador -- including both the Island of Newfoundland and the mainland territory of Labrador -- became an independent dominion of the British Crown in 1855. The country remained independent until 1949, when the people voted to become the tenth province of Canada.

Having a rocky and much-indented coast, Newfoundland established a large number of light stations, many of which remain active today. Until quite recently, nearly all the lighthouses remained in the care of the Canadian Coast Guard. Now preservation organizations are beginning to appear in many communities.

Newfoundland is accessible by air and by car ferries from North Sydney, Nova Scotia. Ferry service is available year-round between North Sydney and Port aux Basques and in the summer between North Sydney and Argentia. The south coast of Labrador is accessible May through December by car ferry from St. Barbe, Newfoundland, to Blanc Sablon, Québec.

The Lighthouse Society of Newfoundland and Labrador works for the preservation and restoration of lighthouses in the province.

Notmar numbers are from the Newfoundland volume of the List of Lights, Buoys, and Fog Signals of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. Admiralty numbers are from Volume H of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA numbers are from Publication 110.

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Newfoundland Lighthouses

Lorne Hull has photos from visits to 18 of the lighthouses, mostly in 1998.

Lighthouses of Newfoundland

Photos by Karen Chappell and Joe Dawson.

Newfoundland Lighthouses

10 fine photos by Karl Josker.

Western Newfoundland Lighthouses

Photos from 2002 posted by Tom Duryea.

Puffin Island Light, Bonavista Bay
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1836 Cape Spear Light
photo copyright André Lafargue; used by permission

Labrador Lighthouses
Double Island: 1905. Active; focal plane 38 m (126 ft); white light, 1 s on, 5 s off. 7 m (23 ft) round cylindrical cast iron tower with lantern and gallery; solar-powered lens. Lighthouse painted with horizontal black and white bands. Sibling of Long Island East End. This is the northernmost traditional lighthouse on the Atlantic coast of the Americas, standing in latitude 52° 15' north. Located at the highest point of the island, on the approaches to Battle Harbour. Accessible only by boat or helicopter. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 278; ARLHS CAN-681; Admiralty H0092; NGA 0968.
Camp Islands (2): 1961 (station established 1932). Active; focal plane 42 m (137 ft); white flash every 5 s. 7 m (22 ft) octagonal pyramidal concrete tower with lantern and gallery; solar-powered lens. Lighthouse painted white, lantern red. Fog horn (blast every 60 s). 2-story and 1-story keeper's house, fog signal building, and other buildings. Sibling of Cape Bauld. Located on a small island near Battle Harbour. Accessible only by boat or helicopter. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 279; ARLHS CAN-678; Admiralty H0094; NGA 0976.

Belle Isle Northeast: 1905. Active; focal plane 42 m (137 ft); white flash every 11 s. 27 m (90 ft) 12-sided concrete tower with six flying buttresses, lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white, lantern red. Fog horn (blast every 30 s). 2-story and 1-story keeper's house, fog signal building, and other buildings. The lighthouse was built of cast iron; it was encased in the concrete in 1908. Located at the northeastern end of the island, which lies halfway between the northern peninsula of Newfoundland and the Labrador mainland. Accessible only by boat (in heavy seas) or helicopter. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 232; ARLHS CAN-648; Admiralty H0096; NGA 0984.

[Saddle Island (Red Bay) (3)]: Date unknown (station established 1906). Active; focal plane 36 m (118 ft); white flash every 5 s. 7 m (23 ft) square cylindrical skeletal tower. 1-1/2 story wood keeper's quarters, boat house, and other light station buildings survive. The keeper's house is occupied, presumably by Parks Canada. The skeletal tower replaced a 1912 octagonal wooden lighthouse. Red Bay is the site of a 16th century Basque whaling camp, and the island is the site of a whalers' cemetery. Located on an island in the entrance to Red Bay; visible from the town of Red Bay, which is at the extreme end of the paved road NF 510 about 80 km (50 mi) northeast of L'Anse Amour. Accessible by boat; passenger ferry service from the town of Red Bay is available. Site and tower closed. Site manager: Red Bay National Historic Site. Notmar 230; ARLHS CAN-750; Admiralty H0110; NGA 1000.
St. Modeste Island (2): 1956 (station established privately sometime before 1920). Active; focal plane 11 m (35 ft); red flash every 3 s. 5.5 m (18 ft) square pyramidal wood tower with lantern and gallery, painted white; lantern has a red roof. Fog whistle (blast every 20 s). Descendents of the MacDonald family, who claim ownership of the island, are interested in acquiring the lighthouse as well. Located on a small island about 90 meters off the north coast of the Strait of Belle Isle. Accessible only by boat, but easily visible from land near the village of St. Modeste. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 229; ARLHS CAN-700; Admiralty H0111; NGA 1004.

Newfoundland Atlantic Coast Lighthouses
Cape Norman (3): 1964 (station established 1871). Active; focal plane 35 m (116 ft); three white flashes (separated by 6 s) every 30 s. 15 m (50 ft) octagonal pyramidal concrete tower; 1° Fresnel lens in use. Lighthouse painted white, lantern red. Fog horn (blast every 30 s). The keeper's house has been demolished, but a 1-story utility building survives. A good 2003 photo is available. Sibling of Cape Bauld Light. The second lighthouse here, built in 1907, was the first of the buttressed ferroconcrete lighthouses. Located near the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula. Accessible by gravel road from Cooks Harbour. Site and tower closed (light station fenced). Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 223; ARLHS CAN-679; Admiralty H0140; NGA 1032.
** Cape Bauld (3): 1962 (station established 1884). Active; focal plane 54 m (177 ft); white flash every 15 s. 15 m (50 ft) octagonal pyramidal concrete tower with lantern and gallery; Fresnel lens of unknown order. Lighthouse painted white, lantern red. Fog horn (blast every 30 s). 2-story hipped-roof wood keeper's house (1922) and 1-1/2 story wood keeper's house (1961). The two buildings are now used as an inn (transportation to the site provided). Duryea has a photo. The second lighthouse here, built in 1908, was a buttressed ferroconcrete tower. Located at the northern tip of Quirpon Island, marking the northernmost point of Newfoundland. Accessible only by boat or helicopter (helipad provided). Site manager: Quirpon Lighthouse Inn. Notmar 225; ARLHS CAN-652; Admiralty H0132; NGA 1052.
* Fox Point (Fishing Point, St. Anthony) (3): 2002-03 (station established 1912). Active; focal plane 27 m (88 ft); white flash every 15 s. 8 m (26 ft) square pyramidal tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white with red trim; the octagonal lantern is unpainted gray metallic. Fog horn (blast every 60 s). An excellent photo is available, and a more distant view shows the fog signal building and keeper's house. The 1-story wood keeper's house is now used as a café. Lorne Hill has a 2002 photo of the 1960 lighthouse, a square skeletal tower covered by white siding. Located at the south entrance to the harbor of St. Anthony. Accessible by car and by a hiking trail from town. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Lightkeepers Seafood Restaurant. Notmar 240; ARLHS CAN-684; Admiralty H0730; NGA 1068.
* Conche (Silver Point) (1): 1914. Inactive since 1992. 4 m (14 ft) square pyramidal wood tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white. The active light (focal plane 20 ft; red light, 1 s on, 5 s off) has been moved to a square cylindrical aluminum skeletal tower a few feet farther from shore. Sibling of Westport Cove. The lighthouse was in severe disrepair until it was rebuilt by local volunteers. A boardwalk provides access to the tower. Located just offshore on Silver Point at the entrance to Conche Harbour. Conche is accessible by a gravel road off NF 433. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Town of Conche. Notmar 247; ARLHS CAN-749; Admiralty H0722; NGA 1096.
* Westport Cove: 1906. Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); white flash every 4 s. 4 m (14 ft) octagonal pyramidal wood tower with lantern. Lighthouse painted white. Located on the north side of the harbor, on the east side of White Bay; accessible by a hiking trail from the town of Westport Cove. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 260; ARLHS CAN-702; Admiralty H0704; NGA 1140.
Gull Island (Cape John): 1884. Active; focal plane 160 m (525 ft); white flash every 10 s. 14 m (45 ft) cylindrical cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, attached by a long covered passageway to a 1-story keeper's house. Lighthouse painted with red and white vertical stripes; lantern roof is white. Additional 2-story keeper's house and other buildings. Lighthouse Digest has a July 2004 feature article on life at this isolated station. Located at the top of a high, barren island off the eastern tip of the Baie Verte Peninsula. Accessible only by helicopter or by boat in heavy seas. Site and tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 326; ARLHS CAN-660; Admiralty H0686; NGA 1172.
* Long Island East End: 1904. Active; focal plane 31 m (103 ft); white flash every 6 s. 9 m (30 ft) cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, mounted on an octagonal concrete base. Entire lighthouse painted white. Keeper's house demolished. The lighthouse was completely restored in 1990. Located on the eastern end of Long Island, on the south side of Notre Dame Bay. The island is accessible by car ferry from Pilley's Island. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 340; ARLHS CAN-682; Admiralty H0675; NGA 1212.
Surgeon Cove Point: 1911. Active; focal plane 74 m (242 ft); three white flashes (separated by 4 s) every 15 s. 9 m (30 ft) cast iron tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted with red and white vertical stripes; lantern roof is white. Fog horn (blast every 30 s). 1-story keeper's house and other buildings. Located on an island in the Bay of Exploits, on the southwest side of Notre Dame Bay. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 347; ARLHS CAN-490; Admiralty H0656; NGA 1240.

* Burnt Point (2): 1990 (station established 1905). Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); white flash every 6 s. 9 m (30 ft) square cylindrical skeletal tower with lantern and gallery. Fog horn (one 4 s blast every 60 s). The entire structure is gray metallic. A photo is available. The original lighthouse, a square tower rising from a corner of a square fog signal building, was demolished in 1990. Located on a point of land marking the east side of the entrance to Seldom Harbour, on the south side of Fogo Island. The island is accessible by ferry from Farewell. Site open, tower closed. Notmar 378; ARLHS CAN-677; Admiralty H0612; NGA 1400.
Offer Wadham Island: 1858 (Robert Oke). Inactive since early 1990s (?). 12 m (40 ft) (?) octagonal cylindrical tower with gallery, brick and stone encased in concrete. Lantern removed. The active light is on a 6 m (20 ft) square cylindrical steel skeletal tower (focal plane 30.5 m (100 ft); white flash every 3 s). The tower was first encased in cast iron; the concrete was added in 1961. Located on a small island between Fogo Island and Musgrave Harbour, in the entrance to Hamilton Sound. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 396; ARLHS CAN-696; Admiralty H0584; NGA 1440.
Peckford Island (2): 1961 (station established 1910). Active; focal plane 16 m (51 ft); white flash every 10 s. 7 m (24 ft) square cylindrical shingled brick tower with lantern and gallery, rising from the center of a 1-story shingled fog signal building. Entire building painted with black and white vertical stripes. 1-story keeper's house (1961). Located on the largest of the Wadham Islands about 6.5 km (4 mi) south of Offer Wadham Island. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 395; ARLHS CAN-697; Admiralty H0586; NGA 1444.
Cabot Islands (Bonavista Bay): 1880 (Austin Oke). Active; focal plane 22.5 m (74 ft); white flash every 5 s. 15 m (50 ft) octagonal tower with lantern and gallery, cast iron encased in concrete. Lighthouse painted with horizontal red and white bands; lantern roof is white. Fog horn (blast every 60 s). The original keeper's house was demolished in 1960; the station includes the original fog signal building, generator house, and modern keeper's house. Located on a small island 6 miles southeast of Cape Freels in the northern entrance to Bonavista Bay. Accessible only by helicopter or by boat in heavy seas. Site and tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 406; ARLHS CAN-068; Admiralty H0576; NGA 1496.
Puffin Island (2): 1951 (station established 1873). Active; focal plane 21 m (70 ft); white light, 2.5 s on, 2.5 s off. 8 m (25 ft) square pyramidal wood tower with a square wood lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white with a single horizontal red band. Fog horn (blast every 30 s). 2-story wood keeper's house (1951) and two utility buildings, all painted white with a single horizontal red band. Located on an island about 400 m (1/4 mi) off Greenspond on the northwest side of Bonavista Bay. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 430; ARLHS CAN-418; Admiralty H0556; NGA 1556.
Little Denier Island: 1888. Active; focal plane 91 m (298 ft); white flash every 3 s. 9 m (30 ft) round cylindrical cast iron tower with lantern and gallery; solar-powered lens. Entire lighthouse painted with vertical red and white stripes. The keeper's house and other light station buildings have all been demolished. Located on a high island east of Salvage, off the tip of the Eastport Peninsula. Essentially inaccessible; landing on the steep-sided island is extremely difficult. Site and tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 441; ARLHS CAN-663; Admiralty H0543; NGA 1608.
* Kings Cove Head: 1893. Active; focal plane 54 m (176 ft); white flash every 4 s. 11 m (36 ft) round cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. The keeper's house has been demolished. Tower prefabricated in England. Located on a headland near the town of King's Cove; the town, on NF 235 southwest of Bonavista, holds a lighthouse festival the first weekend of August. Accessible by a hiking trail from town. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 443; ARLHS CAN-662; Admiralty H0540; NGA 1620.

Green Island (Catalina): 1857. Active; focal plane 28 m (92 ft); three white flashes every 12 s. 9 m (30 ft) octagonal cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery, stone encased in concrete. Lighthouse painted white with vertical red striping on the lantern dome and a narrow horizontal red band around the gallery. Fog horn (blast every 60 s). 1-story modern keeper's house and two utility buildings. The tower originally rose from the center of a 1-1/2 story keeper's house, which was removed in 1956. Note there is another Green Island Light on the south coast (see below). Located on an island at the southern entrance to Catalina Harbour. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 453; ARLHS CAN-687; Admiralty H0526; NGA 1648.
* Fort Point (Admiral's Point) (4): Around 2004 (station established about 1872). Active; focal plane 24 m (79 ft); white flash every 5 s. 8 m (26 ft) square pyramidal tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white with red trim; the octagonal lantern is unpainted gray metallic. Fog horn (blast every 20 s). Another photo is available. The original lighthouse here was a rather tall wood tower. A photo is available of the second lighthouse, a short cast iron tower erected in 1921. It was replaced by a skeletal tower in the late 1980s and then by the present lighthouse. Sibling of the Fox Point Light (see above). Located on a promontory on the south side of the entrance to Trinity Harbour. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS CAN-746
Random Head Harbour: 1895. Active; focal plane 38 m (126 ft); red flash every 3 s. 10 m (34 ft) round cylindrical cast iron tower with lantern and gallery; solar-powered lens. Lighthouse painted in a red and white checkered pattern; lantern roof is red. The keeper's house and other station buildings have all been demolished. Tower was refurbished in the late 1980s. Located at East Random Head on Motion Island in Trinity Bay east of Hickman's Harbour. Accessible only by helicopter or by boat in heavy seas. Visible distantly from the cliff tops at Random Head. Site and tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 465; ARLHS CAN-667; Admiralty H0514; NGA 1704.
* Heart's Content: 1901. Active; focal plane 25 m (83 ft); white light, 4 s on, 2 s off. 9 m (30 ft) round cylindrical cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, painted in a red and white spiral (candy-stripe) pattern; lantern roof is white. The keeper's house and other station buildings have all been demolished. An excellent 2006 photo is available. Located at the northern entrance to the harbor of Heart's Content, on the east side of Trinity Bay. Accessible by a short walk from town. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 468; ARLHS CAN-543; Admiralty H0510; NGA 1716.
* Hant's Harbour (2): 1957 (station established 1881). Active; focal plane 20 m (65 ft); white light, 3 s on, 3 s off. 9 m (30 ft) square pyramidal wood tower with lantern and gallery, painted white; lantern roof is red. The keeper's house and other station buildings were all demolished in 1957. There is a picnic area adjacent to the lighthouse. Located at the entrance to Hant's Harbour, on the east side of Trinity Bay. Accessible by a short walk from town. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 470; ARLHS CAN-688; Admiralty H0504; NGA 1728.
Baccalieu Island: 1859 (Robert Oke). Inactive since the early 1990s. 11 m (36 ft) round cylindrical brick tower with lantern and gallery, encased in iron since 1893. The lighthouse has a weathered, rusty color. Active light (focal plane 166 m (544 ft); white light, 1 s on, 5 s off) on a 9 m (40 ft) square cylindrical metal (aluminum?) tower standing next to the historic tower. The keeper's house and other station buildings have all been demolished. Located at the north end of Baccalieu Island off the tip of the Bay de Verde Peninsula. Accessible only by helicopter or boat in heavy seas. Site closed May through October (the island is an important bird nesting area); tower closed. Site manager: Baccalieu Island Ecological Reserve. Notmar 470; ARLHS CAN-647; Admiralty H0498; NGA 1736.
Baccalieu Island Southwest Point: 1953 (fog signal station established 1905). Active; focal plane 53 m (175 ft); white flash every 10 s. 3.5 m (12 ft) square pyramidal wood tower without lantern. Fog horn (blast every 60 s). 1-story keeper's house and one utility building. Located at the southwest end of the island. Accessible only by helicopter or boat in heavy seas. Site closed May through October (the island is an important bird nesting area); tower closed. Site manager: Baccalieu Island Ecological Reserve. Notmar 473; ARLHS CAN-672; Admiralty H0500; NGA 1740.

Cape St. Francis (2): Date uncertain (station established 1877). Active; focal plane 29 m (95 ft); white flash every 5 s. Lantern mounted on a concrete 1-story fog signal building. Building painted white with one broad red vertical stripe; lantern is gray metallic. The keeper's house has been removed in favor of a helipad. A photo is available. Located on the cape marking the southern entrance to Conception Bay. Accessible by a rough road from Pouch Cove; walking or 4WD recommended. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 499; ARLHS CAN-835; Admiralty H0468; NGA 1844.
* Bay Bulls (Bull Head): 1908. Active; focal plane 60 m (197 ft); white flash every 6 s. 11.5 m (38 ft) round cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. The keeper's house and other station buildings have all been demolished. Nadine Jaclyn has a 2006 photo in which the lighthouse appears in fresh paint and good condition. Located on the north side of the entrance to Bay Bulls Harbour. Accessible by a 5 km (3 mi) trail from Bay Bulls, which is on NF 10 south of St. John's; the trail is part of the East Coast Trail. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 508; ARLHS CAN-650; Admiralty H0452; NGA 1872.

**** Cape Race (2): 1907 (station established 1856). Active; focal plane 52 m (170 ft); white flash every 7.5 s. 29 m (96 ft) cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white; lantern is red. The original Chance Brothers hyperradiant Fresnel lens (larger than 1°), one of fewer than a dozen ever built, is still in use; the lens has a range of 24 miles. Fog horn (2 blasts every 60 s). Two keeper's houses and several utility buildings. A good 2006 photo is available, and C.C. Tibbo also has a photo.The original 1856 lighthouse was relocated, first to Cape North, Nova Scotia, and then in 1980 to Ottawa, where it is on display outside the Museum of Science and Technology. This light station, the first landfall for ships bound to Canada from Europe, has an importance in Canadian lighthouse history similar to the importance of Cape Hatteras Light in the U.S. When it was built, it was the world's most powerful lighthouse at 1.5 million candlepower. The station played a key role in communications for decades, and in 1912 it received the SOS call from the Titanic. Cape Race has been designated a national historic site, but the park is undeveloped as yet. Cape Race Heritage, Inc., is working on restoration plans. The exterior of the tower, which had weathered badly, was restored in 1996-97. In 2004 the lighthouse was opened for tours. Located on the southeasternmost point of Newfoundland; accessible by a 20 km (12.5 mi) gravel road (4WD strongly recommended). Site open, tower open to guided tours daily during the summer months. Site manager: Cape Race National Historic Site. Notmar 1; ARLHS CAN-118; Admiralty H0444; NGA 1904.

Newfoundland Southeast Coast Lighthouses
* Powles Head (3): 1960 (station established 1902). Active; focal plane 31 m (101 ft); white light, 1 s on, 9 s off. 9 m (30 ft) square cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery, rising from one corner of a square 1-story fog signal building. Entire building painted white; lantern is red. Fog horn (blast every 30 s). 1-story keeper's house (1961), occupied by a keeper, and several utility buildings. Located on a headland at the eastern entrance to the harbor of Trepassy, west of Cape Race. Accessible by 5 km (3 mi) gravel road (walking or 4WD recommended). Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 5; ARLHS CAN-698; Admiralty H0442; NGA 1908.
* Cape Pine: 1851 (Alexander Gordon). Active; focal plane 96 m (314 ft); white flash every 5 s. 15 m (50 ft) old-style round cast iron tower, painted with red and white horizontal bands; lantern is white. Fog horn (blast every 60 s). Two 1-story keeper's houses (1950s), one occupied by a keeper, and several utility buildings. The lighthouse was painted in the spring of 2007; before and after photos are available. Located at the western entrance to the harbor of Trepassy. Accessible by an 8 km (5 mi) gravel road (walking or 4WD recommended). Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 6; ARLHS CAN-653; Admiralty H0440; NGA 1920.
* La Haye Point (3): 1990s (station established 1883). Active; focal plane 19 m (62 ft); white flash every 6 s. 9.5 m (31 ft) square cylindrical skeletal tower with lantern and gallery. The lighthouse is unpainted gray metallic. Another good photo is available. The original lighthouse, an 8.5 m (28 ft) cast iron tower, was demolished in the 1960s. Located on a point marking the south side of the entrance to St. Mary's Harbour, about 2.5 km (1.5 mi) west of the town of St. Mary's. Site open, tower closed. Notmar 8; Admiralty H0436; NGA 1932.

Marticot Island (3): Date unknown (1990s?) (station established 1909). Active; focal plane 27 m (89 ft); white flash every 15 s. 9.5 m (31 ft) square cylindrical skeletal tower with lantern and gallery. The lighthouse is unpainted gray metallic. Fog horn (blast every 30 s). Sibling of La Haye Point. The Lighthouse Explorer Database has photos of three different lighthouses at this station, including the present tower. Located on an island off the west shore of Placentia Bay about 4 km (2.5 mi) southwest of Little Paradise. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 50; ARLHS CAN-694; Admiralty H0386; NGA 2060.
Long Island: 1903. Active; focal plane 72 m (237 ft); white light, 1 s on, 5 s off. 14 m (45 ft) round cylindrical cast iron tower, painted white. Located on the south end of the island, on the west side of Placentia Bay. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 52; ARLHS CAN-692; Admiralty H0380; NGA 2068.
Tides Cove Point (2): Date unknown (1990s?) (station established 1915). Active; focal plane 33.5 m (110 ft); white flash every 6 s. 9.5 m (31 ft) square skeletal tower, probably with lantern and gallery. Fog horn (one 4 s blast every 60 s). No recent photo available, but this light is probably similar to the La Haye Point and Marticot Island lights. A painting also shows the original lighthouse, a lantern mounted at one corner of a 1-story wood fog signal building. It's believed that the fog signal building, at least, survives. Located 2.5 km (1.5 mi) northeast of Fox Cove on the east side of the Burin Peninsula. Site status unknown. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 65; ARLHS CAN-1341; Admiralty H0372; NGA 2100.
Little Burin Island (2): 1950s (station established 1915). Inactive since 1977. White octagonal lantern mounted on the roof of the former fog signal building. The active light (focal plane 26 m (85 ft); white light, 2 s on, 8 s off) is on a 6 m (20 ft) aluminum skeletal tower. Fog horn (blast every 30 s). 2-story keeper's house and several utility buildings. The light was abandoned after being damaged in a storm in 1977. Located on the east side of the island, near the entrance to Burin Harbour. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 71; ARLHS CAN-691; Admiralty H0364; NGA 2120.
Middle Head (3): Date unknown (1990s?) (station established 1915). Active; focal plane 27 m (89 ft); white flash every 15 s. 9.5 m (31 ft) square cylindrical skeletal tower, probably with lantern and gallery. The lighthouse is unpainted gray metallic. Fog horn (blast every 30 s). No recent photo available, but this light is probably similar to the La Haye Point and Marticot Island lights. Located on a promontory about 8 km (5 mi) southeast of St. Lawrence. Site status unknown. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 73; Admiralty H0360; NGA 2128.
[Green Island (4)]: 1993 (station established 1908). Active; focal plane 45 m (149 ft); white flash every 10 s. 6 m (20 ft) square cylindrical aluminum skeletal tower. Fog horn (blast every 60 s). 1-story keeper's house and three utility buildings. This is a staffed Coast Guard station. Located at the summit of the island in Fortune Bay, off the Burin Peninsula. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 100; ARLHS CAN-658; Admiralty H0348; NGA 2156.
* Fortune Head (3): Date unknown (around 2002?) (station established 1911). Active; focal plane 24 m (79 ft); white flash every 5 s. 9 m (30 ft) square pyramidal tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white with red trim; the octagonal lantern is unpainted gray metallic. Another photo is available. This is a staffed station which also serves as the visitor center for the Fortune Head Ecological Reserve. Trails exploring the reserve begin at the light station parking lot. Located on a promontory about 1.6 km (1 mi) west of Fortune. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 102; ARLHS CAN-1284; Admiralty H0325; NGA 2228.
* Grand Bank (East Pier): 1922. Active; focal plane 8 m (27 ft); white flash every 4 s.7 m (23 ft) octagonal concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white; lantern is red. An excellent closeup is available, and Lighthouse Explorer also has a photo. The name of the town is written on the tower in red letters. Located at the end of the east breakwater in Grand Bank, a town on the west side of the Burin Peninsula. Site and tower closed, but there are good views from the waterfront. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 106; ARLHS CAN-686; Admiralty H0322; NGA 2248.
Newfoundland Southwest Coast Lighthouses
* Rocky Point (Harbour Breton) (2): 1881 (station established 1873). Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); white flash every 4 s. 7.5 m (25 ft) round cylindrical cast iron tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted with red and white horizontal bands. A photo is available. Located on the south side of the entrance to Harbour Breton. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 124; ARLHS CAN-699; Admiralty H0294; NGA 2316.
Dawson Point (2): Date uncertain (station established 1916). Active; focal plane 17 m (55 ft); white flash every 5 s. 4 m (14 ft) square cylindrical skeletal tower, painted with red and white horizontal bands. Fog horn (blast every 20 s). 1-story keeper's house and several utility buildings. This station was staffed until recently, but was scheduled for automation. A photo is available. The original lighthouse, an octagonal pyramidal, is shown in a painting. Located on a headland on Hermitage Bay near Pushthrough. Accessibility by land and site status unknown. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 134; ARLHS CAN-838; Admiralty H0276; NGA 2352.
[Salmon Point (Taylor Island)]: Date unknown (1980s?). Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); white flash every 4 s. 6 m (20 ft) square skeletal tower carrying a large daymark with red and white horizontal bars. Keeper's house and other buildings. A distant photo is available. Taylor Island is a small island on the north side of the entrance to Hermitage Bay. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 135; Admiralty H0275; NGA 2356.
François Bay (2): 1966 (fog signal station established 1929, light station 1958). Inactive (?). Approx. 14 m (46 ft) square cylindrical concrete tower, attached to a 2-story crew keeper's quarters. Lighthouse painted white. The active light (focal plane 46 m (151 ft); green flash every 5 s) may be on a square skeletal tower seen in front of the lighthouse in a 2005 photo. Located on a promontory on the west side of the entrance to François Bay. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 137; Admiralty H0270; NGA 2360.
* Northwest Head (Ramea): 1902. Active; focal plane 38 m (125 ft); white flash every 3 s. 9 m (30 ft) cylindrical cast iron tower with lantern and a small gallery, painted with a red and white spiral (candy stripe) pattern. Fog horn (blast every 30 s). A good 2006 photo is available. Located on an island about 6 km (4 mi) off the coast near the western entrance to Hermitage Bay. Accessible by road or hiking trail from the town of Ramea, which is reached by car ferry from Burgeo. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 141; ARLHS CAN-695; Admiralty H0264; NGA 2380.
Channel Head (2): 1895 (station established 1875). Active; focal plane 29 m (95 ft); white flash every 10 s. 11 m (36 ft) cylindrical cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Fog horn (blast every 60 s). Robert Hall has a fine sunrise photo, and more distant view is available. Located on an island in Channel-Port aux Basques harbor. Accessible only by boat, but visible from the Gulf of St. Lawrence ferry steamers as they enter or leave the harbor. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 160; ARLHS CAN-654; Admiralty H0222; NGA 2468.
*** Cape Ray (3): 1959 (station established 1871). Active; focal plane 37 m (120 ft); white light, 1 s on, 14 s off. 15 m (48 ft) octagonal concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white with a narrow red horizontal band near the top; lantern is gray. Fog horn (blast every 60 s). The keeper's house is now operated as a museum and gift shop. Earlier lighthouses were destroyed by fire in 1885 and 1959, respectively. A good August 2006 closeup and a historic photo of the 1885 lighthouse are available, and Tom Duryea has a photo of the station. Located at the southwestern tip of Newfoundland about 15 km (10 mi) west of Channel-Port aux Basques. Site open; museum open in season. Site manager: Cape Ray Lightkeeper's House Committee. Notmar 173; ARLHS CAN-645; Admiralty H0220; NGA 2492.

Newfoundland West Coast Lighthouses
* Cape Anguille (2): 1960 (station established 1908). Active; focal plane 25 m (82 ft); white flash every 5 s. 18 m (59 ft) octagonal concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white; lantern is red. Fog signal (blast every 30 s). In 2002 Lighthouse Digest reported that the destaffed keeper's houses were to be converted to a bed and breakfast, restaurant and craft shop, and for this purpose the station was conveyed to the Southwest Coast Development Association in August 2002. In 2004, the duplex principal keeper's house became the Cape Anguille Lighthouse Inn. An excellent 2005 photo is available, and Duryea also has a photo. The original lighthouse here, built in 1908, was a buttressed ferroconcrete tower. Located at the end of NF 407, northwest of Cape Ray near Codroy. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Southwest Coast Development Association. Notmar 175; ARLHS CAN-651; Admiralty H0218; NGA 2504.
Harbour Point (Sandy Point): 1883. Active; focal plane 11 m (35 ft); white light, 1 s on, 5 s off. 9 m (31 ft) round cylindrical cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, painted with red and white horizontal bands. Although Harbour Point is the official name, the lighthouse is usually called the Sandy Point Light. Located on Sandy Island at the entrance to St. George's Harbour. Accessible only by boat; tours of the historic island are available. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 178; ARLHS CAN-690; Admiralty H0208; NGA 2516.
Broad Cove Point Range Front: 1955. Active; focal plane 22 m (73 ft); continuous white light. 9 m (31 ft) square pyramidal wood tower with lantern and gallery, painted white; gallery rail is red. Located on a bluff at Broad Cove Point marking the entrance to Port au Port Harbour. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 186; ARLHS CAN-833; Admiralty H0199; NGA 2584.
Broad Cove Point Range Rear: 1955. Active; focal plane 33 m (107 ft); continuous white light. 15 m (50 ft) square pyramidal steel skeletal tower with lantern and gallery; upper 1/3 enclosed by wood siding. The skeletal portion of the tower is painted red; the wood section is painted white; the gallery rail is red. This style of lighthouse is fairly common in Canada, but this tower is the only example in Newfoundland. Located about 340 m (375 yd) southeast of the front range tower. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 187; ARLHS CAN-834; Admiralty H0199.1; NGA 2588.
South Head (2): Date uncertain (station established 1925). Active; focal plane 35 m (116 ft); white flash every 4 s. 7 m (24 ft) octagonal concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white; lantern is red. Located at the southern entrance to the Bay of Islands. Site status unknown. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 192; ARLHS CAN-751; Admiralty H0192; NGA 2604.
* Pointe Riche (2): 1892 (station established 1871). Active; focal plane 29 m (96 ft); white flash every 5 s. 19 m (63 ft) octagonal pyramidal wood tower with lantern and gallery, painted white; lantern is red. M.D. Markus has a good 2006 photo, and Duryea also has a photo. Located at Port au Choix, north of Corner Brook on NF 430. Accessible by a dirt road or by hiking the Phillip's Garden Coastal Trial. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Port au Choix National Historic Site. Notmar 211; ARLHS CAN-666; Admiralty H0154; NGA 2680.
* New Férolle Peninsula: 1913. Active; focal plane 27 m (91 ft); four white flashes, separated by 1 s, every 7.5 s. 19 m (64 ft) hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower with six ribs, lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white; lantern is red. Located at Férolle Point. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 220; ARLHS CAN-655; Admiralty H0148; NGA 2704.
Flowers Cove (Flowers Island): 1899. Inactive since 1969. 15.5 m (51 ft) square cylindrical wood tower with lantern and gallery, rising from one corner of a 1-1/2 story wood keeper's house. Building painted white, lantern red. A 2006 photo is available. The light station has been acquired by the town of Flower's Cove, and the Straits Island Development Association has restored it as a tourist attraction. Located on an island in the mouth of Flower's Cove. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Town of Flower's Cove. Notmar 213; ARLHS CAN-657; Admiralty H0144; NGA 2724.

Information available on lost lighthouses:

Boar Island, south coast (1874-1946). ARLHS CAN-676.
Brunette Island, Fortune Bay. ARLHS CAN-797.
Change Islands, Notre Dame Bay (1901-?). ARLHS CAN-836.
Frenchman's Head, west coast (1901-?). ARLHS CAN-839.
Ireland Island, southwest coast (1886-?). ARLHS CAN-840.
Manuel Island (1913-?), Labrador coast. ARLHS CAN-693.
North Penguin Island, Musgrave Harbour (1890-?). ARLHS CAN-841.
Pack's Harbour (1909-?), Labrador coast. ARLHS CAN-1356.
Point Latine, Argentia Harbour (1904-?). ARLHS CAN-842.
Red Island (1928-?), Labrador coast. ARLHS CAN-1357.
Sandy Point Island (1920s?-1940s?), Labrador coast. ARLHS CAN-1358.
Sloop Harbour Point (1928-?), Labrador coast. ARLHS CAN-1359.
St. Lawrence Point, southeast coast (1915-?). ARLHS CAN-843.
White Point (1905-?), Labrador coast. ARLHS CAN-1360.
Winsor Harbour Island (1913-?), Labrador coast. ARLHS CAN-1361.

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