Nova Scotia lighthouse lists can be selected using the following categories:
    Visit: These lighthouses are opened to the public on a seasonal basis, usually from June to September. Please click on the Visitors Information link for details.
    Photo Op:  While not open to the public, a good photo of the lighthouse can be taken either closeup or from a viewpoint.
    Remote: These lighthouses are found on islands or on land that is not accessible to the public. They can barely be seen or not at all.
    Lost: These lighthouses are no longer standing. The lighthouse site is completely bare and may have an aid to navigation such as an airport beacon installed.
    Museum:  Usually a lighthouse replica or a related lighthouse building such as a keeper's house that is used as a museum for local history including lighthouses. 
    Lightship:  A ship that acted as a lighthouse.
    All: This category includes all the above lighthouses.
Please select your category from the drop down list. Each list can be sorted by Name, County, NS Region or Location.    To view or print a map of: NS Lighthouses
Name County Region Location
Abbotts Harbour Lighthouse Yarmouth Yarmouth & Acadian Shores
43~39~36
65~49~13.2
 True False False False False False
Annapolis Lighthouse Annapolis Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
44~44~39.6
65~31~11.8
 False True False False False False
Apple River Lighthouse Cumberland Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
45~28~24
64~51~22.9
 False True False False False False
Baccaro Point Lighthouse Shelburne South Shore
43~26~59
65~28~15
 False True False False False False
Balache Point Rear Range Light Inverness Cape Breton Island
45~38~57.8
61~24~59.6
 False True False False False False
Bass River Lighthouse Colchester Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
45~23~42.7
63~46~53
 False True False False False False
Battery Point Breakwater Lighthouse Lunenburg South Shore
44~21~37
64~17~46.7
 False True False False False False
Bear River Lighthouse Digby Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
44~37~6
65~41~0
 False True False False False False
Beaver Island Lighthouse HRM Eastern Shore
44~49~29.2
62~20~16.0
 False False False True False False
Belliveau Cove Lighthouse Digby Yarmouth & Acadian Shore
44~23~20.3
66~03~49.1
 False True False False False False
Berry Head Lighthouse Guysborough Eastern Shore
45~11~28.8
61~18~39.9
 False True False False False False
Betty Island Lighthouse HRM South Shore
44~26~19.7
63~46~00.4
 False False True False False False
Black Rock Lighthouse Kings Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
45~10~13.2
64~45~42.6
 False False False True False False
Black Rock Point Lighthouse Victoria Cape Breton Island
46~18~18.8
60~23~29.8
 False False False True False False
Boars Head Lighthouse (Tiverton) Digby Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
44~24~14.5
66~12~55.0
 False True False False False False
Bon Portage Lighthouse Shelburne South Shore
43~27~23.2
65~44~36.2
 False False True False False False
Bordens Wharf Lighthouse Kings Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
45~08~48
65~24~0
 False True False False False False
Brier Island Lighthouse Digby Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
44~14~55.0
66~23~32.0
 False True False False False False
Bunker Island Lighthouse Yarmouth Yarmouth & Acadian Shore
43~48~44.6
66~08~36.2
 False True False False False False
Burntcoat Head Lighthouse Hants Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
45~18~36
63~48~24
 False False False False True False
Cameron Island Lighthouse Victoria Cape Breton Island
45~48~51.0
61~00~25.3
 False True False False False False
Candlebox Island Lighthouse Yarmouth Yarmouth & Acadian Shore
43~39~44.6
66~02~43.3
 False False True False False False
Canso Front Range Light Guysborough Eastern Shore
45~19~56.2
60~58~45.6
 False True False False False False
Canso Rear Rear Range Light Guysborough Eastern Shore
45~19~56.2
60~58~45.6
 False True False False False False
Cape dOr Lighthouse Cumberland Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
45~17~27
64~46~27.5
 True False False False False False
Cape Forchu Lighthouse Yarmouth Yarmouth & Acadian Shore
43~47~38.8
66~09~19.3
 True False False False False False
Cape George Lighthouse (Bras dOr Lakes) Richmond Cape Breton Island
45~44~05.2
60~48~38.1
 False True False False False False
Cape George Lighthouse (Northumberland Strait) Antigonish Northumberland Shore
45~52~26.8
61~54~01.8
 False True False False False False
Cape Negro Island Lighthouse Shelburne South Shore
43~30~26.2
65~20~44.2
 False False True False False False
Cape North Lighthouse Victoria Cape Breton Island
47~01~44.0
60~23~30.1
 False False True False False False
Cape Roseway Lighthouse Shelburne South Shore
43~37~21.4
65~15~50
 False False True False False False
Cape Sable Lighthouse Shelburne South Shore
43~23~24
65~37~16.9
 False False True False False False
Cape Sharp Lighthouse Cumberland Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
45~21~52.2
64~23~31.5
 False False True False False False
Cape St. Marys Lighthouse Digby Yarmouth & Acadian Shore
44~05~09.2
66~12~39.6
 False True False False False False
Carey Point Front Range Light CBRM Cape Breton Island
46~17~24
60~25~00
 False False False True False False
Caribou Lighthouse Pictou Northumberland Shore
45~45~52.2
62~40~50.4
 False True False False False False
Carter Island Lighthouse (Lockeport) Shelburne South Shore
43~42~19.3
65~06~04
 False False True False False False
Caveau Point Front Range Light Inverness Cape Breton Island
46~38~56.8
61~00~01.6
 False False False True False False
Caveau Point Rear Range Light Inverness Cape Breton Island
46~38~54.7
60~59~51.5
 False True False False False False
Charlos Harbour Front Range Light Guysborough Eastern Shore
45~14~42
61~20~0
 False False False True False False
Charlos Harbour Rear Range Light Guysborough Eastern Shore
45~14~42
61~20~0
 False False False True False False
Chebucto Head Lighthouse HRM Halifax Metro
44~30~26.6
63~31~21.8
 False True False False False False
Cheticamp Harbour Front Range Light Inverness Cape Breton Island
46~37~55.5
61~00~42.1
 False True False False False False
Cheticamp Harbour Rear Range Light Inverness Cape Breton Island
46~37~55.5
61~00~42.1
 False True False False False False
Church Point Lighthouse Digby Yarmouth & Acadian Shore
44~19~54
66~07~36
 False False False True False False
Ciboux Island Lighthouse Victoria Cape Breton Island
46~23~06.4
60~22~25.8
 False False False True False False
Coffin Island Lighthouse Queens South Shore
44~02~01.1
64~37~41.8
 False False False True False False
Coldspring Head Lighthouse Cumberland Northumberland Shore
45~57~44.8
63~51~54.5
 False True False False False False
Country Island Lighthouse Guysborough Eastern Shore
45~05~59.8
61~32~31.9
 False False True False False False
Cranberry Islands Lighthouse Guysborough Eastern Shore
45~19~29.6
60~55~38.2
 False False True False False False
Cross Island Lighthouse Lunenburg South Shore
44~18~43.7
64~10~06.4
 False False True False False False
Devils Island South East Lighthouse HRM Halifax Metro
44~34~51.7
63~27~28.1
 False True False False False False
Devils Island South West Lighthouse HRM Halifax Metro
False False False True False False
Digby Gut Lighthouse Digby Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
44~41~17.1
65~45~34.6
 False False False True False False
East Ironbound Island Lighthouse Lunenburg South Shore
44~26~22.4
64~04~59.7
 False False True False False False
Eddy Point Lighthouse Guysborough Eastern Shore
45~31~30
61~15~12
 False False False True False False
Egg Island Lighthouse HRM Eastern Shore
44~39~53.1
62~51~48.3
 False False False True False False
Enragee Point Lighthouse Inverness Cape Breton Island
46~38~58.4
61~01~35.2
 False True False False False False
Fishermans Harbour Lighthouse Guysborough Eastern Shore
45~06~42.0
61~40~41.1
 False False False True False False
Five Islands Lighthouse Colchester Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
45~24~21
64~05~15
 True False False False False False
Flint Island Lighthouse CBRM Cape Breton Island
46~10~51.0
59~46~13.2
 False False True False False False
Fort Point Lighthouse (LaHave River) Lunenburg South Shore
44~17~15.84
64~21~6.23
 False False False False True False
Fort Point Lighthouse (Liverpool) Queens South Shore
44~02~36
64~42~26
 True False False False False False
Fourchu Head Lighthouse Richmond Cape Breton Island
45~43~02.8
60~13~46.4
 False False False True False False
Gabarus Lighthouse CBRM Cape Breton Island
45~50~35.2
60~08~50.3
 False True False False False False
Georges Island Lighthouse Front Range Light HRM Halifax Metro
44~38~26.2
63~33~37.2
 False True False False False False
Gilberts Cove Lighthouse Digby Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
44~29~42
65~57~12
 True False False False False False
Gillis Point Lighthouse Victoria Cape Breton Island
46~01~22.7
60~46~36.0
 False True False False False False
Glace Bay North Breakwater Lighthouse CBRM Cape Breton Island
46~11~56.7
59~56~51.8
 False False False True False False
Grand Passage Lighthouse Digby Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
44~17~13.5
66~20~31.2
 False True False False False False
Grandique Point Lighthouse Richmond Cape Breton Island
45~35~38.2
61~01~19.8
 False True False False False False
Great Bras d'Or Rear Range Light Victoria Cape Breton Island
46~17~25.5
60~24~48.3
 False True False False False False
Great Bras dOr Front Range Light Victoria Cape Breton Island
46~17~25.5
60~24~48.3
 False True False False False False
Green Island Lighthouse Richmond Cape Breton Island
45~28~41.3
60~53~57.6
 False False True False False False
Green Island Lighthouse (Chebogue Point) Yarmouth Yarmouth & Acadian Shore
43~41~23.1
66~08~38.3
 False False True False False False
Gregory Island Lighthouse Richmond Cape Breton Island
45~42~38.5
60~48~30.9
 False False False True False False
Gull Rock Lighthouse Shelburne Yarmouth & Acadian Shore
43~39~18.46
65~05~56.062
 False False True False False False
Gunning Point Island Lighthouse Lunenburg South Shore
44~22~01.5
64~12~04.3
 False False False True False False
Guyon Island Lighthouse CBRM Cape Breton Island
45~45~57.3
60~06~45.7
 False False True False False False
Guysborough (Harbour) Lighthouse Guysborough Eastern Shore
45~22~48
61~29~12
 False False False True False False
Hampton Lighthouse Annapolis Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
44~54~20.0
65~21~10.0
 True False False False False False
Havre Boucher Front Range Light Antigonish Northumberland Shore
45~40~55.2
61~31~37.6
 False False False True False False
Havre Boucher Rear Range Light Antigonish Northumberland Shore
45~40~55.2
61~31~37.6
 False False True False False False
Henry Island Lighthouse Inverness Cape Breton Island
45~58~37.6
61~35~59.4
 False False True False False False
Hog Island (Port Felix) Guysborough Eastern Shore
45~13~43.6
61~13~11.0
 False False False True False False
Horton Bluff Lighthouse Front Range Light Kings Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
45~06~31.0
64~13~29.0
 False True False False False False
Ile Haute Lighthouse Cumberland Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
45~15~03.3
65~00~19.8
 False False False True False False
Indian Harbour Lighthouse HRM South Shore
44~31~20.3
63~56~45.7
 False False True False False False
Ingonish Ferry Lighthouse Victoria Cape Breton Island
46~38~12
60~23~12
 False False False True False False
Isaacs Harbour Lighthouse Guysborough Eastern Shore
45~09~54
61~39~42
 False False True False False False
Jeddore Rock Lighthouse HRM Eastern Shore
44~39~46.8
63~00~39.6
 False False False True False False
Jerome Point Lighthouse Richmond Cape Breton Island
45~38~53.9
60~52~21.8
 False True False False False False
Jerseyman Island Lighthouse Richmond Cape Breton Island
45~30~13.3
61~03~19.9
 False False True False False False
Kaulback Island Front Range Light Lunenburg South Shore
44~28~11.3
64~16~53.3
 False False True False False False
Kaulback Island Rear Range Light Lunenburg South Shore
44~28~11.3
64~16~53.3
 False False True False False False
Kidston Island Lighthouse Victoria Cape Breton Island
46~05~53.3
60~44~31.3
 False True False False False False
Liscomb Lighthouse Guysborough Eastern Shore
44~59~15.8
61~57~58.4
 False False True False False False
Little Hope Island Lighthouse Queens South Shore
43~48~30
64~47~12
 False False False True False False
Little Narrows Lighthouse Victoria Cape Breton Island
45~59~45.8
60~58~50.4
 False False False True False False
Louisbourg Lighthouse CBRM Cape Breton Island
45~54~24.0
59~57~30.5
 False True False False False False
Low Point Lighthouse CBRM Cape Breton Island
46~16~01.5
60~07~32.9
 False True False False False False
Mabou Harbour Lighthouse Front Range Light Inverness Cape Breton Island
46~05~09.2
61~27~55.2
 False False False True False False
Mabou Harbour Lighthouse Rear Range Light Inverness Cape Breton Island
46~05~09.2
61~27~55.2
 True False False False False False
Main-A-Dieu Lighthouse CBRM Cape Breton Island
46~00~13.6
59~47~41.0
 False False False True False False
Man Of War Point Lighthouse Victoria Cape Breton Island
46~11~18
60~33~00
 False False False True False False
Marache Point Lighthouse Richmond Cape Breton Island
45~28~50.3
61~02~04.6
 False False True False False False
Margaree Harbour Front Range Light Inverness Cape Breton Island
46~26~22.6
61~06~45.1
 False True False False False False
Margaree Harbour Rear Range Light Inverness Cape Breton Island
46~26~22.6
61~06~45.1
 False True False False False False
Margaree Island Lighthouse Inverness Cape Breton Island
46~21~27.2
61~15~49.6
 False False True False False False
Margaretsville Lighthouse Annapolis Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
45~03~00.3
65~03~57.8
 True False False False False False
Maugher Beach Lighthouse HRM Halifax Metro
44~36~08.2
63~32~00.9
 False True False False False False
McNabs Island Lighthouse Rear Range Light HRM Halifax Metro
44~37~00
63~32~12
 False False False True False False
McNeil Beach Lighthouse Victoria Cape Breton Island
46~13~54
60~29~12
 False True False False False False
Medway Head Lighthouse Queens South Shore
44~06~10.6
64~32~23.3
 True False False False False False
Mitchener Point Lighthouse Hants Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
45~02~42
64~08~36
 False False False True False False
Mosher Island Lighthouse Lunenburg South Shore
44~14~14.6
64~18~59.1
 False False True False False False
Mullins Point Front Range Light Cumberland Northumberland Shore
45~49~42
63~25~06
 False False False True False False
Mullins Point Rear Range Light Cumberland Northumberland Shore
45~49~42
63~25~06
 False True False False False False
Musquodoboit Harbour Rear Range Light HRM Eastern Shore
44~41~41.7
63~04~41.6
 False True False False False False
Neil Harbour Lighthouse Victoria Cape Breton Island
46~48~23.3
60~19~11.0
 False True False False False False
North Canso Lighthouse Antigonish Northumberland Shore
45~41~29.8
61~29~18.1
 False False False True False False
Northumberland Fisheries Museum Pictou Northumberland Shore
45~40~32.5
62~42~21.18
 False False False False True False
Out Of The Fog Museum Guysborough Eastern Shore
45° 20' 36.78
61° 22' 46.2
 False False False False True False
Owls Head Lighthouse HRM Eastern Shore
44~43~14.7
62~47~59.4
 False False False True False False
Parrsboro Lighthouse Cumberland Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
45~23~12.8
64~18~59.5
 False True False False False False
Pearl Island (Green Island) Lighthouse Lunenburg South Shore
44~22~57.2
64~02~54.0
 False False False True False False
Pease Island Lighthouse Yarmouth Yarmouth & Acadian Shore
43~37~42.6
66~01~34.9
 False False True False False False
Peggys Point Lighthouse HRM South Shore
44~29~30.4
63~55~07.2
 False True False False False False
Pennant Harbour Lighthouse HRM South Shore
44~28~15.5
63~38~03.5
 False False False True False False
Peter Island Lighthouse Digby Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
44~15~26.4
66~20~15.3
 False True False False False False
Pictou Bar Lighthouse Pictou Northumberland Shore
45~41~14.1
62~39~48.2
 False False False True False False
Pictou Harbour Front Range Light Pictou Northumberland Shore
45~41~18.3
62~40~43
 False False True False False False
Pictou Harbour Rear Range Light Pictou Northumberland Shore
45~41~18.3
62~40~43
 False False True False False False
Pictou Island East End Lighthouse Pictou Northumberland Shore
45~48~54.4
62~30~49.7
 False False False True False False
Pictou Island South End Lighthouse Pictou Northumberland Shore
45~48~14.2
62~35~11.7
 False False True False False False
Pictou Island West End Lighthouse Rear Range Light Pictou Northumberland Shore
45~48~14.7
62~36~08
 False False False True False False
Point Aconi Lighthouse CBRM Cape Breton Island
46~20~09.7
60~17~32.7
 False False False True False False
Pomquet Island Lighthouse Antigonish Northumberland Shore
45~40~55.2
61~31~37.6
 False False True False False False
Port Bickerton Lighthouse Guysborough Eastern Shore
45~05~24.0
61~42~01.7
 True False False False False False
Port George Lighthouse Annapolis Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
45~00~30
65~09~24
 False True False False False False
Port Greville Lighthouse Cumberland Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
45~24~52.5
64~33~09
 True False False False False False
Port Medway Lighthouse Queens South Shore
44~08~00
64~34~18
 True False False False False False
Port Mouton Lighthouse Queens South Shore
43~55~05.6
64~48~14.4
 False False True False False False
Prim Point Lighthouse Digby Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
44~41~28.0
65~47~10.8
 False True False False False False
Pubnico Harbour Lighthouse Yarmouth Yarmouth & Acadian Shore
43~35~53.4
65~46~55.6
 False True False False False False
Pugwash Lighthouse Cumberland Northumberland Shore
45~52~16
63~40~43
 False False True False False False
Quaker Island Lighthouse Lunenburg South Shore
44~30~53.7
64~13~57.2
 False False False True False False
Queensport Lighthouse Guysborough Eastern Shore
45~20~52.6
61~16~18.9
 False False False False False False
River Bourgeois (Inlet) Lighthouse Richmond Cape Breton Island
45~37~32.8
60~56~51.1
 False False True False False False
Rouse Point Lighthouse CBRM Cape Breton Island
45~50~35.0
60~07~56.8
 False True False False False False
Sable Island East End Lighthouse HRM Eastern Shore
43~57~35.9
59~47~26.4
 False False False True False False
Sable Island West End Lighthouse HRM Eastern Shore
43~57~00
60~08~00
 False False False True False False
Sambro Harbour Lighthouse HRM Halifax Metro
44~28~30.0
63~35~45.5
 False True False False False False
Sambro Lighthouse HRM Halifax Metro
44~26~12.0
63~33~48.0
 False False True False False False
Sandy Point Lighthouse Shelburne South Shore
43~41~30
65~19~36
 False True False False False False
Scatarie Lighthouse CBRM Cape Breton Island
46~02~04.3
59~40~33.7
 False False True False False False
Schafner Point Lighthouse Annapolis Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
44~42~35.5
65~37~08.6
 False True False False False False
Seal Island Light Museum Shelburne South Shore
43~33~50
65~33~53
 False False False False True False
Seal Island Lighthouse Yarmouth South Shore
43~23~40.0
66~00~51.0
 False False True False False False
Sheet Harbour Passage Front Range Light HRM Eastern Shore
44~51~30.0
62~26~56.0
 False True False False False False
Sheet Harbour Passage Rear Range Light HRM Eastern Shore
44~51~30.0
62~26~56.0
 False True False False False False
Sheet Rock (Harbour) Lighthouse HRM Eastern Shore
44~49~50.0
62~29~34.0
 False False False True False False
Spencers Island Lighthouse Cumberland Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
45~21~17.9
64~42~37
 True False False False False False
Spry Bay Front Range Light HRM Eastern Shore
44~49~21.5
62~35~54.3
 False False True False False False
Spry Bay Rear Range Light HRM Eastern Shore
44~49~21.5
62~35~54.3
 False False False True False False
St. Paul Island North Point Victoria Cape Breton Island
False False True False False False
St. Paul Island South Point Victoria Cape Breton Island
47~11~18
60~09~42
 True False False False False False
Stoddart Island (Emerald Isle) Lighthouse Shelburne South Shore
43~28~24
65~43~06
 False False True False False False
Sydney Front Range Light CBRM Cape Breton Island
46~10~48.6
60~15~00.7
 False True False False False False
Sydney Bar Lighthouse CBRM Cape Breton Island
46~12~20.7
60~13~07.1
 False False False True False False
Sydney Rear Range Light CBRM Cape Breton Island
46~12~20.7
60~13~07.1
 False True False False False False
Terence Bay Lighthouse HRM South Shore
44~27~36.6
63~42~20.4
 False True False False False False
The Salvages Lighthouse Shelburne South Shore
43~28~08.1
65~22~44
 False False True False False False
Three Top Island Lighthouse (Whitehaven) Guysborough Eastern Shore
45~12~36
61~09~24
 False False False True False False
Trenton (East River) Front Range Light Pictou Northumberland Shore
45~37~25.7
62~38~51.2
 False True False False False False
Tusket River Lighthouse Yarmouth Yarmouth & Acadian Shore
43~42~12.6
65~57~05.9
 False False True False False False
Victoria Beach Lighthouse Annapolis Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
44~40~33.6
65~45~12.5
 False True False False False False
Wallace Harbour Front Range Light Cumberland Northumberland Shore
45~48~47
63~27~43.5
 False True False False False False
Wallace Harbour Rear Range Light Cumberland Northumberland Shore
45~48~47
63~27~43.5
 False True False False False False
Walton Harbour Lighthouse Hants Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley
45~14~00
64~00~48
 True False False False False False
West Head, Cape Sable Island, Lighthouse Shelburne South Shore
43~27~23.8
65~39~16.9
 False False False True False False
West Ironbound Island Lighthouse Lunenburg South Shore
44~13~43.7
64~16~28.0
 False False False True False False
Western Head Lighthouse Queens South Shore
43~59~20.8
64~39~44.5
 False True False False False False
Westhaver Island Lighthouse Lunenburg South Shore
44~26~09.8
64~20~15.3
 False False False True False False
White Head Island Lighthouse (Argyle) Yarmouth Yarmouth & Acadian Shore
45~11~49.1
61~08~10.8
 False False True False False False
Whitehead Island Lighthouse (Whitehaven Harbour) Guysborough Eastern Shore
43~39~45.8
65~52~02.6
 False False False True False False
Woods Harbour Lighthouse Shelburne South Shore
43~30~54
65~44~42
 False False True False False False

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