Year first lit 1930s (current) Focal height 14 metres (46 ft) | Construction wooden tower Height 11 m Year first constructed 1856 (first) | |
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Location North-East Tip of Miscou IslandNorth-East terminus of Route 113Gloucester CountyNew BrunswickCanada Tower shape octagonal prism tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower and gallery, red lantern and trim Similar Musée Des Papes, North Rustico Harbour, Melanson Settlement National, Charles Fort National, Sainte‑Anne‑de‑Beaumont Chapel | ||
Miscou Island Lighthouse is an 11-metre (36 ft)-tall landfall lighthouse located on the North-Eastern tip of Miscou Island, at the entrance of the Chaleur Bay. It was built in 1856 and currently in use by the Canadian Coast Guard who owns the lighthouse, the land it is on, and also maintains it. It was built due to the shipwrecks that happened each year that could be prevented by a lighthouse. James Murray from Newcastle won the bid to construct the lighthouse. It is a federal Heritage Building that is open to the public to explore. In 2009 a parking area, washrooms, picnic area and a deck around the lighthouse was added.
The light's characteristic is a single green flash that occurs every five seconds, emitted at a focal plane height of 14 metres (46 ft). It has a third-order Fresnel lens. The original lens was shipped from England and arrived on October 10, 1856 and the person in charge of the only other lighthouse on the northern cost of New Brunswick, William Hay, was sent to oversee the installation.
Smoke conductors were installed in 1860 due to the fact that the calm weather could not sufficiently clear the smoke from the lantern room. In 1874 a building was built which contained a steam fog whistle that had blasts of 5 seconds that were separated by 25 seconds of silence.
In 1946 the lighthouse was moved 200 feet inland.