Point Escuminac Explained

Qid:Q55206291
Location:Point Escuminac
New Brunswick
Canada
Coordinates:47.073°N -64.7979°W
Yearbuilt:1841 (first)
Yearlit:1966 (current)
Automated:1989
Yeardeactivated:1966 (first)
Foundation:concrete base
Construction:concrete tower (current)
wooden tower (first)
Shape:hexagonal prism with flared top supporting balcony and lantern (current)
octagonal prism tower (first)
Marking:white tower, red lantern (current)
white tower (first)
Height:22m (72feet) (current)
Focalheight:22.2m (72.8feet) (current)
21.3m (69.9feet) (first)
Lightsource:main power
Characteristic:Fl W 3s.
Fogsignal:two 3s. blast every 60s.
Managingagent:Canadian Coast Guard[1] [2]

Point Escuminac is a cape located in eastern New Brunswick, Canada. Its geographic coordinates are 47º04'N, 64º48'W.

It is the dividing point for delineating the western limits of the Northumberland Strait. It is located near the unincorporated fishing community of Escuminac, at the mouth of Miramichi Bay.

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47.0667°N -112°W

Notes and References

  1. 2017-03-27.
  2. http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=1232 Point Escuminac, NB