Location | Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Coordinates | 45°38′53″N 61°24′52″W / 45.64803°N 61.41438°W |
Tower | |
Construction | lumber |
Height | 6 metres (20 ft) |
Markings | white tower with a red vertical stripe on the range line |
Light | |
First lit | 1963 (current) |
Focal height | 9 metres (30 ft) |
Range | 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) |
Characteristic | Oc Y |
Balache Point Lighthouse, also known as Balache Point Range Rear Lighthouse, is an active Canadian lighthouse located next to the Canso Canal, near Port Hastings, Inverness County, Nova Scotia. The salt shaker style light, which sits on a small hillock on the Cape Breton side of the canal, is the second lighthouse to be built on the site.