Search ||  A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z 

Name: Kingsport Light  

Feedback to the database manager

Nearest Town or City:
Kingsport, Nova Scotia, Canada

Location: North side of Canning River (now known as Habitant Creek), southwestern shore of Minas Basin.


Click to enlarge: Photo    Large photo
Photo: Courtesy of Michel Forand

Tower Height: 23

Height of Focal Plane: 27

Characteristic and Range: Fixed white, range 10 miles.

Description of Tower: White, square, pyramidal wooden tower.

This light is not operational

Earlier Towers?
Rebuilt in 1891.

Date Established: 1878

Date Deactivated: ?

Optics: Seventh order lens.

Fog Signal: Hand-activated horn.

Current Use: Unknown.


Subscribe
to Lighthouse Digest



USLHS Marker Fund


Lighthouse History
Research Institute


Shop Online












Subscribe   Contact Us   About Us   Copyright Foghorn Publishing, 1994- 2024 Lighthouse Facts       Lighthouse History