Managing Organization: Canadian Coast Guard
Tower Height: 31 Height of Focal Plane: 54 Characteristic and Range: Flashing white every six seconds, visible for eight nautical miles. Description of Tower: White conical fiberglass tower with red horizontal red band.
This light is operational
Other Buildings? Fog alarm building. Earlier Towers? 1872: Square, pyramidal wooden tower, 29 feet tall. 1930: Square wooden lantern on roof of two-story dwelling, 38 feet tall. Date Established: 1872 Date Present Tower Built: 1982 Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? No. Directions: Carter Island is accessible only by boat, but it can be seen from Colonel Locke Beach in Lockeport and from the town's waterfront. Keepers: James Lloyd (1872-?)
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