Parrsboro Lighthouse

Owned by the Government of Canada

View from the Harbour View Restaurant 476 Pier Rd, Parrsboro, Nova Scotia

View No Ka Oi Drone Video - Parrsboro & Cape Sharp Lighthouses, Nova Scotia, Canada

Photo - © Kathy Brown, Parrsboro Lighthouse, 1999

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First Light

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Parrsboro Lighthouse Locator Map

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PARRSBORO I - Light Details

• Location: On Partridge Island, west side of mouth of harbour
• Standing: This light is no longer standing.
• Operating: This light is no longer operating.
• Began: 1852
• Year Lit: 1852
• Structure Type: Octagonal wood tower, white
• Light Characteristic: Fixed White (1941)
• Tower Height: 032ft feet high.
• Light Height: 037ft feet above water level.

History Items for This Lighthouse

• 1883 - catatropic lens, 9m, fixed white
• 1905 - fog bell installed - 1917 - compressed air diaphone installed
• 1922 - 1941 - 4th order dioptric lens, fog signal in base of tower
• 1941 - 1960 - replaced by skeleton tower

PARRSBORO II - Light Details

• Location: On bar, at west side of entrance to harbour
• Standing: This light is still standing.
• Operating: This light is operational
• Automated: All operating lights in Nova Scotia are automated.
• Date Automated: Automated by 1987
• Began: 1980
• Year Lit: 1980
• Structure Type: Square concrete tower, white, on square building
• Light Characteristic: Fixed Green (1992)
• Tower Height: 021ft feet high.
• Light Height: 028ft feet above water level.

History Items for This Lighthouse

• 1982 - 1990 - replaced second tower between these dates
• 1992 - electric lantern, fog horn in operation

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Lightkeepers for Parrsboro Lighthouse

Howard, Mr. 18XX-1855