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Name: Baccaro Point Light  

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Also known as: Baccaro Light

Nearest Town or City:
Baccaro, Nova Scotia, Canada

Location: Baccaro Point.


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Photo: Jeremy D'Entremont

Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard

Tower Height: 44

Height of Focal Plane: 52

Characteristic and Range: White light, occulting three time every 10 seconds.

Description of Tower: White, square pyramidal tower with red lantern.

This light is operational

Other Buildings?
none

Earlier Towers?
1851: Lantern on roof of keeper's quarters.

Date Established: 1851

Date Present Tower Built: 1934

Date Automated: 1984

Fog Signal: Automated electronic horn.

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.

Directions:
From Route 103 in Clyde River, take Route 309 south (watch for a sign for the Baccaro Lighthouse). Drive 16 miles (25.8 km). At a Lighthouse Road sign, turn right, then continue on a gravel road to the lighthouse. There is a free parking area near the lighthouse.


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