Point Riche Lighthouse Explained

Point Riche Lighthouse
Location:Port au Choix
Newfoundland and Labrador
Canada
Coordinates:50.6984°N -57.4105°W
Yearbuilt:1871 (first)
Yearlit:1892 (current)
Construction:wooden tower
Shape:octagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Marking:white tower, red balcony and lantern
Height:5m (16feet)
Focalheight:29m (95feet)
Characteristic:Fl W 5s.
Managingagent:Port au Choix National Historic Site of Canada [1]

Point Riche Lighthouse, located in Port au Choix, Newfoundland in Canada's Newfoundland and Labrador province, is a "pepperpot" lighthouse that was built in 1892 and is still active. The white wooden tower is octagonal pyramidal in shape, the lantern room is painted red. The structure is tall. Its light characteristic is a flash every 5 seconds, emitted at a focal plane height of .[2] It is maintained by the Port au Choix National Historic Site.

The keeper's dwelling burned down in the 1970s.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. January 1, 2016.
  2. 8 September 2008.
  3. Web site: Point Riche Lighthouse .
  4. http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=1275 Lighthouse Friends