Long Point Lighthouse

Long Point Lighthouse
	Long Point Lighthouse
Location	Crow Head; Twillingate Islands; Newfoundland and Labrador; Canada
Coordinates	49°41′16″N 54°48′00″W
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Constructed	1876
Construction	concrete-encased brick tower
Height	15 metres (49 ft)
Shape	square base with octagonal upper tower
Markings	red tower, white balcony and lantern
Operator	Canadian Coast Guard
Heritage	recognized federal heritage building of Canada, heritage lighthouse, municipal heritage site, registered heritage structure
Light
Focal height	101 metres (331 ft)
Range	16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 5s.

Long Point Lighthouse is an active Canadian lighthouse located outside Crow Head on North Twillingate Island off the northeast coast of Newfoundland.^[3] The lighthouse, completed in 1876, attracts thousands of tourists each year and is historic to the town of Twillingate.

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Samuel Roberts 1875–1893
R.E. Roberts 1893–1896
R.S. Roberts 1897–1912
William Freeman 1913-1932?
John and George Roberts 1932
Edgar Sharpe 1952–1980
Allan Roberts 1969–1984
Barry Porter 1984-1988 and 2003
Jack May 1988 – 2004^[4]

[1]
Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
[2]
List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
[3]
Rowlett, Russ (November 2, 2011). "Lighthouses of Canada: Southwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
[4]
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[1] [1]
Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 30, 2015.

[2] [2]
List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.

[3] [3]
Rowlett, Russ (November 2, 2011). "Lighthouses of Canada: Southwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 31, 2012.

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Long Point Lighthouse

Location	Crow Head Twillingate Islands Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
Coordinates	49°41′16″N 54°48′00″W
Constructed	1876
Construction	concrete-encased brick tower
Height	15 metres (49 ft)
Shape	square base with octagonal upper tower
Markings	red tower, white balcony and lantern
Operator	Canadian Coast Guard ^[1]^[2]
Heritage	recognized federal heritage building of Canada, heritage lighthouse, municipal heritage site, registered heritage structure

Light
Focal height	101 metres (331 ft)
Range	16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 5s.