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Name: Cape Spencer Light (NB)  

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Nearest Town or City:
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Location: Bay of Fundy.


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Photo: Kelly Anne Loughery

Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard

Tower Height: 28

Height of Focal Plane: 202

Characteristic and Range: One white flash every 11 seconds; visible for 14 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: Red and white conical fiberglass tower with a red lantern.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1873: White square building with tower. 1918: Red octagonal reinforced-concrete tower with a white band. 1971: Red and white skeleton tower.

Date Established: 1873

Date Present Tower Built: 1983

Fog Signal: Three two-second blasts every 60 seconds.

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.

Directions:
From East Saint John, take the road to Red Head and drive all the way to the end.


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