Managing Organization: Canadian Coast Guard
Tower Height: 21 Height of Focal Plane: 28 Characteristic and Range: Fixed green, visible for eight nautical miles. Description of Tower: Square white tower on corner of white square building.
This light is operational
Earlier Towers? 1852: White octagonal wooden tower, with dwelling attached, destroyed by erosion 1945. Replaced by a pole light, then a skeleton tower until 1980. Date Established: 1886 Date Present Tower Built: 1980 Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? No. Directions: The lighthouse is at the end of Wharf Road, at the end of a breakwater in Parrsboro Harbour. The walk on the breakwater is strenuous.
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