Sable Island East End Lighthouse

Sable Island East End Lighthouse Locator Map

SABLE ISLAND EAST END I - Light Details

• Location: 1.5 miles from east end of island
• Standing: This light is no longer standing.
• Operating: This light is no longer operating.
• Began: 1873
• Year Lit: 1873
• Structure Type: Octagonal wood tower, white & brown bands, red lantern
• Light Characteristic: Flashing White (1922)
• Tower Height: 081ft feet high.
• Light Height: 123ft feet above water level.

History Items for This Lighthouse

• 1873 - fog whistle established, destroyed in 1874
• 1883 - 2nd order dioptric lens, fixed white, 86ft, 128ft, 17m
• 1922 - 2nd order dioptric lens, group flashing white (18s)
• 1935 - replaced by second tower

SABLE ISLAND EAST END II - Light Details

• Location: 1.5 miles southwest of Northeast Dry Spit
• Standing: This light is no longer standing.
• Operating: This light is no longer operating.
• Date Automated: Automated by 1960
• Began: 1935
• Year Lit: 1935
• Structure Type: Steel framework tower, black, concrete base, red lantern
• Light Characteristic: Flashing White (1941)
• Light Height: 098ft feet above water level.

History Items for This Lighthouse

• 1935 - replaced original tower of 1873
• 1941 - 3rd order dioptric lens, group flashing white (15s), radio beacon
• 1962 - 1964 - replaced by present tower during this time

SABLE ISLAND EAST END III - Light Details

• Location: Southwest extremity of Northeast Dry Spit
• Standing: This light is still standing.
• Operating: This light is operational
• Automated: All operating lights in Nova Scotia are automated.
• Date Automated: Automated by 1960
• Began: c. 1965
• Year Lit: c. 1965
• Structure Type: Square steel tower, sheathed, white & red stripes, red lantern
• Light Characteristic: Flashing White (1992)
• Tower Height: 059ft feet high.
• Light Height: 118ft feet above water level.

History Items for This Lighthouse

• 1962 - 1964 - replaced second tower of 1935, skeleton framework, 45ft
• 1973 - 1982 - either framework removed or new tower erected
• 1985 - alteration of some form
• 1992 - flashing (2) white (20s), electric lantern