SPRY BAY FRONT RANGE LIGHT

Location


SPRY BAY RANGE LIGHTS FRONT - Light Details

  • Light Type: Front Range Light
  • Location: On south side of Tomlee Head
  • Standing: This light is no longer standing.
  • Operating: This light is no longer operating.
  • Date Automated: Automated by 1993
  • Began: 1916
  • Year Lit: 1916
  • Structure Type: Square wood tower, white
  • Light Characteristic: Fixed White (1922)
  • Tower Height: 027ft feet high.
  • Light Height: 074ft feet above water level.


History Items for This Lighthouse

  • 1922 - catatropic lens
  • 1960 - 1965 - in operation
  • 1988 - replaced by sector light

Highlights

  • County: HRM
  • Region: Eastern Shore
  • Body of Water: Spry Bay
  • Scenic Drive: Marine Drive
  • Site Access: Requires Hike
  • Characteristic: Fixed White (1922)
  • Tower Height: 027 ft
  • Height Above Water: 074 ft
  • Latitude: 44~49~21.5
  • Longitude: 62~35~54.3
  • Off Shore: No
  • Still Standing: No
  • Still Operating: No

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Halifax NS, Canada B3J 1S3