Grandique Point Lighthouse

Grandique Point Lighthouse
Grandique Point Lighthouse
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LocationLennox Passage Provincial Park, Isle Madame, Nova Scotia
Coordinates45°35′36.6″N 61°01′20.3″W / 45.593500°N 61.022306°W / 45.593500; -61.022306
Tower
Constructed1884 (first) (1884 (first))
Constructionwooden tower (current)
pole (first)
Automated1961
Height9.5 metres (31 ft)
Shapesquare pyramidal tower with gallery and lantern
Markingswhite tower with red lantern and trim
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard
Light
First lit1906 (current)
Focal height9.2 metres (30 ft)
Lens6th order dioptric, fixed red
Range7.0 nautical miles (13.0 km; 8.1 mi)
CharacteristicLFl G 6s.
(flash 2 sec; eclipse 4 sec) Operates at night only, seasonal

Grandique Point Lighthouse (also known as 'Grandique Ferry Lighthouse') is an aid to navigation for Lennox Passage, which is the channel of water between the southern shore of Cape Breton Island and Isle Madame, Nova Scotia, Canada. The lighthouse is located on the beach at Grandique Point in Lennox Passage Provincial Park and is accessible by a gravel road within the provincial park. The site is open to the public, the tower is closed.