Quoddy (East) Light
N 44° 57.038 W 066° 54.107
19T E 665513 N 4979607
Most photographed lighthouse in the world.
Waymark Code: WM1046
Location: New Brunswick, Canada
Date Posted: 11/28/2006
Views: 64
Site Location: Most northern point of Campabello
Island, New Brunswick, Canada.
Directions to this site: Lubec, ME - Take ME-189 into Canada, stay on Rte 774 about 9 miles to Head Harbor, follow signs.
Nearest City/Town: Lubec, ME
Purpose: Guides vessels around the treacherous rocks and shoals near Campabello Island in Passamaquoddy Bay.
Active: Yes
Site established: 1829 by Canadian Government.
Built: 1829
Ht. Above Sea level: 83 ft
Tower: 51 ft Octagonal
Tower Material: Wood - White with Large Red Cross
Keeper's Quarters: 1829 - 1-1/2 Story Victorian
Fog Bell: 6 second blast every minute
Fog Signal House 1914 - Wood
Lens: ??º Fresnel Lens 1986 - Automated.
Light Color: Red
Light Characteristics: Continuous
Light Range: 13 mi
Management: Canadian Coast Guard
Contact: New Brunswick Lighthouse Society - 2 Brookside Lane - Long Reach, NB, Canada - E5s-1W6
Site Status: Site Open, Tower Closed.
Best Seen From: The Site, but difficult to access
Notes: Most photographed lighthouse in the world.
Also known as Head Harbor Tower.
Extreme fast rising tides allow only 1-1/2 hours to cross over to and return from the light.
Second oldest lighthouse in New Brunswick and oldest existing lighthouse in New Brunswick
Coastal Lighthouse: Lighthouse
Range Lights: Not listed
LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE VISIT: Not listed
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