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Brigton Beach Range Front
Map
LocationCharlottetown
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Coordinates46°13′50.5″N 63°08′51.2″W / 46.230694°N 63.147556°W / 46.230694; -63.147556
Tower
Constructed1890
Constructionwooden tower
Height11.5 metres (38 ft)
Shapesquare tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower with a red vertical stripe on the range line, red lantern and trim
OperatorCity of Charlottetown [1]
Light
Focal height12 metres (39 ft)
Range13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi)
CharacteristicF Y
Brigton Beach Range Rear
Map
LocationCharlottetown
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Coordinates46°14′02.6″N 63°08′58.8″W / 46.234056°N 63.149667°W / 46.234056; -63.149667
Tower
Constructed1890 (first)
Constructionconcrete tower (current)
wooden tower (first)
Height18.4 metres (60 ft) (current)
12.8 metres (42 ft) (first)
Shapehexagonal tower flaring outward (current)
square tower with balcony and lantern (first)
Markingswhite tower with a red vertical stripe on the range line
OperatorCity of Charlottetown [2][3]
Light
First lit1969 (current)
Focal height26.5 metres (87 ft) (current)
Range13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi)
CharacteristicF Y

The Brighton Beach Range Lights are a set of two range lights (front and rear) in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. They were built in 1890, and are still active.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Eastern Prince Edward Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Eastern Prince Edward Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  3. ^ Lighthouses of Prince Edward Island
  4. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Eastern Prince Edward Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved August 2, 2009.