Blockhouse Point Light Explained

Blockhouse Point Light
Location:Rocky Point
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Coordinates:46.1906°N -63.1294°W
Yearbuilt:1876
Automated:1962
Construction:wooden tower
Shape:square pyramidal tower with lantern and gallery, with attached keeper's house
Marking:white with red trim, red lantern and gallery
Height:12.8m (42feet)
Focalheight:18.3m (60feet)
Characteristic:Occ. W
Managingagent:Canadian Coast Guard
Heritage:CRHP 4320-20/B4

The Blockhouse Point Light is a lighthouse at Rocky Point, Prince Edward Island, Canada, on the western shore of Charlottetown Harbour. The present lighthouse, constructed in 1876, replaced older lighthouses at the site which are believed to have been constructed as early as 1846 to serve as a light for the harbour. The lighthouse is active, and consists of an wooden pyramidal tower, attached to a two-storey keeper's house.

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