Year first lit 1892 (current) Height 5 m | Construction wooden tower Focal height 29 m Year first constructed 1871 (first) | |
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Location Port au ChoixNewfoundland and LabradorCanada Tower shape octagonal frustum tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower, red balcony and lantern Range 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) Similar Port au Choix Archaeol, Cape Race Lighthouse, Point Amour Lighthouse, The Arches Provincial Park, Cape Spear Lighthous | ||
Point Riche Lighthouse, a "pepperpot" lighthouse, 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 19 metres (62 ft) tall. Its light characteristic is a flash every 5 seconds, emitted at a focal plane height of 29 metres (95 ft). It is maintained by the Port au Choix National Historic Site.
The keeper's dwelling burned down in the 1970s.
Keepers
References
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