Sable Island West End Lighthouse

Sable Island West End Lighthouse Locator Map

SABLE ISLAND WEST END I - Light Details

• Location: Near end of West Spit, Sable Island
• Standing: This light is no longer standing.
• Operating: This light is no longer operating.
• Began: 1872
• Year Lit: 1872
• Structure Type: Octagonal wooden white tower
• Light Characteristic: Revolving White (1883)
• Tower Height: 098ft feet high.
• Light Height: 118ft feet above water level.

History Items for This Lighthouse

• 1873 - 1878 - fog signal in operation
• 1880 - 1883 - catatropic lens, revolving white (30s)
• 1882 - tower moved about 1 mile to the east
• 1888- replaced by second tower

SABLE ISLAND WEST END II - Light Details

• Location: Near end of West Spit, Sable Island
• Standing: This light is no longer standing.
• Operating: This light is no longer operating.
• Began: 1888
• Year Lit: 1888
• Structure Type: Ferro-concrete octagonal tower, white
• Tower Height: 097ft feet high.
• Light Height: 117ft feet above water level.

History Items for This Lighthouse

• 1888 - replaced original tower of 1873
• 1917 - replaced by third tower
• 1930 - still standing

SABLE ISLAND WEST END III - Light Details

• Location: 1.75 miles east of West Spit
• Standing: This light is no longer standing.
• Operating: This light is no longer operating.
• Began: 1917
• Year Lit: 1917
• Structure Type: Steel skeleton tower, black, white watch room, red lantern
• Light Characteristic: Flashing White (1941)
• Tower Height: 107ft feet high.
• Light Height: 110ft feet above water level.

History Items for This Lighthouse

• 1917 - replaced second tower of 1888
• 1922 - 1941 - 3rd order dioptric lens, flashing white (5s)
• 1940 - moved about 2.25 miles - 1947 - moved about 1.25 miles
• 1951 - replaced by fourth tower

SABLE ISLAND WEST END IV - Light Details

• Location: About 3 miles east of West Point
• 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: 1951
• Year Lit: 1951
• Structure Type: Square skeleton tower, black, white & red daymarks
• Light Characteristic: Flashing White (1992)
• Tower Height: 085ft feet high.
• Light Height: 105ft feet above water level.

History Items for This Lighthouse

• 1951 - replaced third tower of 1917
• 1992 - flashing white (15s), electric lantern
• 1960 - 1965 - listed at 124ft, radiobeacon in operation

Lightkeepers for Sable Island West End Lighthouse

• Dodd, James X
• Blakeney, Capt. Joseph 19XX-19XX
• Spears, Robert 19XX-1987