Long Point Lighthouse Explained

Long Point Lighthouse
Location:	Crow Head Twillingate Islands Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
Coordinates:	49.6879°N -54.8001°W
Yearbuilt:	1876
Construction:	concrete-encased brick tower
Shape:	square base with octagonal upper tower
Marking:	red tower, white balcony and lantern
Height:	15m (49feet)
Focalheight:	101m (331feet)
Characteristic:	Fl W 5s.
Managingagent:	Canadian Coast Guard ^[1]

Long Point Lighthouse is an active Canadian lighthouse located outside Crow Head on North Twillingate Island off the northeast coast of Newfoundland.^[2] The lighthouse, completed in 1876, attracts thousands of tourists each year and is historic to the town of Twillingate.

Keepers

• Samuel Roberts 1875–1893
• R.E. Roberts 1893–1896
• R.S. Roberts 1897–1912
• William Freeman 1913-1932?
• John and George Roberts 1932
• Edgar Sharpe 1952–1980
• Allan Roberts 1969–1984
• Barry Porter 1984-1988 and 2003
• Jack May 1988 – 2004^[3]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Newfoundland and Labrador
• List of lighthouses in Canada

External links

• Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard

Notes and References

1. December 30, 2015.
2. November 2, 2011. January 31, 2012.
3. http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=1284 Long Point Lighthouse