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Name: Point La Haye Light   Map it!

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Nearest Town or City:
Gaskiers, Newfoundland, Canada

Location: Southern Avalon Peninsula, St. Mary's Bay.


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Photo: Karen Chappell
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Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard

Tower Height: 37

Height of Focal Plane: 62

Characteristic and Range: Flashing white every 6 seconds; range 16 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: Square skeleton tower with black lantern.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1883: Circular iron tower with red and white bands, 28 feet tall. 1960s?: White tower with three red bands attached to a white flat-roofed building with two red bands, 36 feet tall.

Date Established: 1883

Date Present Tower Built: 1990s?

Fog Signal: Horn, one blast every 30 seconds.

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.

Mapquest URL: Click here to get a map to this lighthouse!


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