Labrador and Newfoundland Lighthouses

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This page currently shows my understanding of Lighthouses of Labrador and also Newfoundland.   Copies of these pictures are stored on the web if you want to download them.  Click on [most] any photo and that will take you to that photo.  Orange italicized numbers in parentheses are references to the Canadian Coast Guard List of Lights (Newfoundland and Labrador).

Labrador

NL 1 Camp Islands (279) Sibling of Cape Bauld. This is the northernmost lighthouse on the Atlantic coast of the Americas. Located on a small island near Battle Harbour. Accessible only by boat or helicopter.
NL 2 Double Island (278) Sibling of Long Island East End. Located at the highest point of the island, on the approaches to Battle Harbour. Accessible only by boat or helicopter.
NL 3 Belle Isle Northeast (232) Located at the northeastern end of the island, which lies halfway between the northern peninsula of Newfoundland and the Labrador mainland. Accessible only by boat (in heavy seas) or helicopter.
NL 4 Belle Isle South End Upper (233) A historic lighthouse, one of four "Imperial towers" built on the northern approaches to the St. Lawrence in the 1850s. Its construction was a significant engineering accomplishment for its time. Located on top of the main ridge of the island at the southwest end. Accessible only by boat (in heavy seas) or helicopter.
NL 5 Belle Isle South End Lower (234) Located atop the bluff at the extreme southwest tip of the island. Accessible only by boat (in heavy seas) or helicopter.
NL 6 Saddle Island (Red Bay) (230) Red Bay is the site of a 16th century Basque whaling camp, and the island is the site of a whalers' cemetery. Located on an island in the entrance to Red Bay; visible from the town of Red Bay, which is at the extreme end of the paved road NF 510 about 80 km northeast of L'Anse Amour. Accessible by boat; passenger ferry service from the town of Red Bay is available.
NL 7 St. Modeste Island (229) Located on a small island about 90 meters off the north coast of the Strait of Belle Isle. Accessible only by boat, but easily visible from land near the village of St. Modeste.
NL 8 Point Amour Point Amour (227)

Drive to North Sydney, Nova Scotia from where Marine Atlantic's ferry service will take you to Port aux Basques, Newfoundland. You can drive up the west coast of Newfoundland and get a ferry to Blanc Sablon, Quebec -- call 800-563-6353 for information and reservations. The Trans-Labrador highway leads to Goose Bay, where you can take a Marine Atlantic coastal ferry to the Labrador Straits region. Alternately, you can drive to North Sydney, Nova Scotia from where Marine Atlantic's ferry service will take you to Port aux Basques, Newfoundland.

Photo courtesy senecal [webshots]

Newfoundland Atlantic Coast

NL 10 Cape Norman Cape Norman
(223)

Located near the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula. Accessible by gravel road from Cooks Harbour.

Photo courtesy hanakh1 [webshots]

NL 11 Cape Bauld
(225)

The two buildings are now used as an inn (transportation to the site provided).  Located at the northern tip of Quirpon Island, marking the northernmost point of Newfoundland. Accessible only by boat or helicopter.

Copyright Dan Drost [pbase]

Cape Bauld
NL 12 Fox Point Fox Point (Fishing Point, St. Anthony) (240)

Located at the south entrance to the harbor of St. Anthony. Accessible by car and by a hiking trail from town.

Photo courtesy hanakh1 [webshots]

NL 13 Conche (Silver Point)
(247)

A boardwalk provides access to the tower. Located just offshore on Silver Point at the entrance to Conche Harbour. Conche is accessible by a gravel road off NF 433.

Photo courtesy hanakh1 [webshots]

Conche
NL 14 Westport Cove (260) Located on the north side of the harbor, on the east side of White Bay; accessible by a hiking trail from the town of Westport Cove.  There is a picnic park by the lighthouse.
NL 15 Gull Island (Cape John) (326) Located at the top of a high, barren island off the eastern tip of the Baie Verte Peninsula. Accessible only by helicopter or by boat in heavy seas.
NL 16 Long Island East End (340) Located on the eastern end of Long Island, on the south side of Notre Dame Bay. The island is accessible by car ferry from Pilley's Island.
NL 17 Surgeon Cove Point (347) Located on an island in the Bay of Exploits, on the southwest side of Notre Dame Bay. Accessible only by boat.
NL 18 Twillingate Long Point (Twillingate)
(358)

The island has a spectacular site: located at Devil's Cove Head on North Twillingate Island, with a sweeping view of Notre Dame Bay and its rocky islands. The island is linked to the mainland by a causeway.

Photo courtesy RP Jenkins [webshots]

NL 19 Bacalhao Island (363) Located at the southwest end of the island, about 25 km east of Twillingate. Accessible only by boat.
NL 20 Burnt Point (378)
latitude 49º 36' 3.6" N
longitude 54º 9' 29.3" W
Located on a point of land marking the east side of the entrance to Seldom Harbour, on the south side of Fogo Island. The island is accessible by ferry from Farewell.
NL 21 Peckford Island (395) Located on the largest of the Wadham Islands about 6.5 km south of Offer Wadham Island. Accessible only by boat.
NL 22 Offer Wadham Island (396) Located on a small island between Fogo Island and Musgrave Harbour, in the entrance to Hamilton Sound. Accessible only by boat.
NL 23 Cabot Islands (Bonavista Bay) (406) Located on a small island 6 miles southeast of Cape Freels in the northern entrance to Bonavista Bay. Accessible only by helicopter or by boat in heavy seas.
NL 24 Puffin Island (430) Located on an island about ¼ mi off Greenspond on the northwest side of Bonavista Bay. Accessible only by boat.
NL 25 Little Denier  Island (441) Located on a high island east of Salvage, off the tip of the Eastport Peninsula. Essentially inaccessible; landing on the steep-sided island is extremely difficult.
NL 26 Kings Cove Head (443) Located on a headland near the town of King's Cove; the town, on NF 235 southwest of Bonavista, holds a lighthouse festival the first weekend of August. Accessible by a hiking trail from town.
NL 27 Cape Bonavista
(449)
latitude 48º 42' 5.6" N longitude 53º 5' 7.4" W

Located on the point of the cape, about 7 km north of Bonavista. Accessible by road.

Copyright Dan Drost [pbase]

Cape Bonavista
NL 28 Green Island (Catalina) (453)
latitude 48º 30' 14.8" N
longitude 53º 2' 36.4" W
Note there is another Green Island Light on the south coast. Located on an island at the southern entrance to Catalina Harbour. Accessible only by boat.
NL 29 Manuel Island (458)
latitude 48º 30' 40.2" N longitude 53º 4' 3.1" W

Located ¼ mile off Courage's Point in Catalina Harbour, south of Bonavista. Accessible only by boat.

Photo courtesy Karen Chappell [bitstop]

Manuel Island
NL 30 Admiral's Point Fort Point (Admiral's Point)
(462)

Sibling of the Fox Point Light. Located on a promontory on the south side of the entrance to Trinity Harbour.

Copyright Dan Drost [pbase]

NL 31 Random Head Harbour
(465)

Located at East Random Head on Motion Island in Trinity Bay east of Hickman's Harbour.  Visible distantly from the cliff tops at Random Head.

Photo courtesy tclenche [webshots]

Random Head
NL 32 Heart's Content Heart's Content
(468)

Located at the northern entrance to the harbor of Heart's Content, on the east side of Trinity Bay. Accessible by a short walk from town.

Photo courtesy Jean Knowles [Flickr]

NL 33 Hant's Harbour (470) Located at the entrance to Hant's Harbour, on the east side of Trinity Bay. Accessible by a short walk from town.  There is a picnic area adjacent to the lighthouse.
NL 34 Baccalieu Island (472) Located at the north end of Baccalieu Island off the tip of the Bay de Verde Peninsula. Accessible only by helicopter or boat in heavy seas.
NL 35 Baccalieu Island Southwest  Point (473) Located at the southwest end of the island.
NL 36 Green Point Green Point (Bay Roberts)
(486)
latitude 47º 36' 41.3" N longitude 53º 10' 36.1" W

Located on a headland on the east side of Bay Roberts, on Conception Bay. Accessible by a rough road (4WD recommended) leading 2.5 km from Hibb's Cove.

Photo courtesy Clyde Barrett [Flickr]

NL 37 Brigus (488)
latitude 47º 32' 54.6" N longitude 53º 10' 55.3" W

Located on North Head, at the entrance to Brigus Harbour on Conception Bay. Accessible on foot, but it is a rough 6 km from town.

Photo courtesy Karen Chappell [bitstop]

Brigus
NL 38 Bell Island Bell Island (493)

Located at the northeast tip of Bell Island in Conception Bay. Accessible by a short gravel road.

Photo courtesy Doug Mercer [Flickr]

NL 39 Cape St. Francis (499)
latitude 47º 48' 31.4" N
longitude 52º 47' 11.7" W
Located on the cape marking the southern entrance to Conception Bay. Accessible by a rough road from Pouch Cove
NL 40 Fort Amherst Fort Amherst
(506)
latitude 47º 33' 47.9" N longitude 52º 40' 49.6" W

This is Newfoundland's oldest active light station. Located on the south side of the entrance to the harbor of St. John's, Newfoundland's capital city; accessible by car.

Photo courtesy Mark Veitch [Flickr]
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NL 41 Cape Spear (1836)
latitude 47º 31' 11.7" N longitude 52º 37' 24" W

This is Newfoundland's oldest lighthouse and second oldest light station; the lighthouse has been restored to its 1839 appearance. Located southeast of St. John's at the end of NF 11 (Cape Spear Drive).

Photo courtesy JohnW [Flickr]

Cape Spear
NL 42 1955 Cape Spear Cape Spear (1955)
(507)
latitude 47º 31' 16.2" N longitude 52º 37' 20.3" W

This is the easternmost lighthouse in North America, standing in longitude 52° 37.3' W.

Photo courtesy Jean Knowles [Flickr]

NL 43 Bay Bulls (Bull Head)
(508)

Located on the north side of the entrance to Bay Bulls Harbour. Accessible by a 5 km trail from Bay Bulls, which is on NF 10 south of St. John's.

Photo courtesy Rexton [Flickr]

Bay Bulls
NL 44 Ferryland Head Ferryland Head
(509)

Located on a headland on the south side of the harbor of Ferryland. Town accessible via NF 10 from St. John's; light station accessible at the end of a 2.5 km trail.

Photo courtesy Jean Knowles [Flickr]

NL 45 Bear Cove Point (Fermeuse)
(512)

Located on a headland about 10 km south of Ferryland and 7 km southeast of Fermeuse. Accessible by a gravel road from Renews, southeast of Fermeuse.

Photo courtesy Karen Chappell [bitstop]

Fermeuse

Southeast Coast

NL 46 Cape Race Cape Race
(1)
latitude 46º 39' 30.9" N longitude 53º 4' 25" W

Located on the southeasternmost point of Newfoundland; accessible by a 20 km gravel road (4WD strongly recommended).

Photo courtesy bigsister [webshots]

NL 47 Powles Head (5)

Located on a headland at the eastern entrance to the harbor of Trepassy, west of Cape Race. Accessible by 5 km gravel road (walking or 4WD recommended).

Photo courtesy Karen Chappell [bitstop]

Powles Head
NL 48 Cape Pine Cape Pine (6)

Located at the western entrance to the harbor of Trepassy. Accessible by an 8 km gravel road (walking or 4WD recommended).

Photo courtesy Jean Knowles [Flickr]

NL 49 La Haye Point (8)
latitude 46º 54' 15" N longitude 53º 36' 56.3" W

Located on a point marking the south side of the entrance to St. Mary's Harbour, about 2.5 km west of the town of St. Mary's.

Photo courtesy Karen Chappell [bitstop]

Point La Haye
NL 50 Cape St Mary's Cape St. Mary's (14)

Located at the extreme point of the cape, south of St. Bride's. Accessible by a single-lane paved road 13 km longitude

Photo courtesy Jeff Milsteen [Flickr]

NL 51 Point Verde (16)
latitude 47º 14' 15.1" N longitude 54º 0' 55.1" W

Located on the point at the southern entrance to Placentia Roads from Placentia Bay, about 3 km west of the city of Placentia.

Photo courtesy ianturton [Flickr]

Point Verde
NL 52 Marticot Island (50) Located on an island off the west shore of Placentia Bay about 4 km southwest of Little Paradise. Accessible only by boat.
NL 53 Long Island (52) Located on the south end of the island, on the west side of Placentia Bay. Accessible only by boat.
NL 54 Tides Cove Point (65)
latitude 47º 8' 34" N longitude 55º 4' 43.4" W
Located 2.5 km northeast of Fox Cove on the east side of the Burin Peninsula.
NL 55 Little Burin Island (71) Located on the east side of the island, near the entrance to Burin Harbour. Accessible only by boat.
NL 56 Middle Head (73)
latitude 46º 53' 52.9" N longitude 55º 20' 52.5" W
Located on a promontory about 8 km southeast of St. Lawrence
NL 57 Green Island (100) This is a staffed Coast Guard station. Located at the summit of the island in Fortune Bay, off the Burin Peninsula. Accessible only by boat.
NL 58 Fortune Head (102) This is a staffed station which also serves as the visitor center for the Fortune Head Ecological Reserve. Trails exploring the reserve begin at the light station parking lot. Located on a promontory about 1.6 km west of Fortune.
NL 59 Grand Bank (East Pier) (106)

Located at the end of the east breakwater in Grand Bank, a town on the west side of the Burin Peninsula. There are good views from the waterfront.

Photo courtesy Marc George [Flickr]

Grand Bank
NL 60 Garnish (112)
latitude 47º 14' 9" N longitude 55º 21' 30.8" W
Located on the southern breakwater at Garnish, a town on the northwestern shore of the Burin Peninsula.
NL 61 Belleoram (Beach Point) (117) Located on Beach Point, a curving spit that protects the harbor of Belleoram, an isolated town on the west side of Fortune Bay.
NL 62 St. Jacques Island (118) Located on a small island in Fortune Bay near Belleoram. Accessible only by boat.
NL 63 English Harbour West (119) Located on a promontory on the east side of entrance to English Harbour West, a town on the Connaigre Peninsula on the northwest side of Fortune Bay.

Southwest Coast

NL 64 Rocky Point (Harbour Breton) (124) Located on the south side of the entrance to Harbour Breton.
NL 65 Dawson's Point (134) Located on a headland on Hermitage Bay near Pushthrough.
NL 66 Salmon Point (Taylor Island) (135) Taylor Island is a small island on the north side of the entrance to Hermitage Bay. Accessible only by boat.
NL 67 François Bay (West Point) (137) Located on a promontory on the west side of the entrance to François Bay. Accessible only by boat.
NL 68 Northwest Head (Ramea) (141) Located on an island about 6 km off the coast near the western entrance to Hermitage Bay. Accessible by road or hiking trail from the town of Ramea, which is reached by car ferry from Burgeo.
NL 69 Rose Blanche (150.19)

Located off NF 470 about 25 miles east of Channel-Port aux Basques.

Photo courtesy hanakh1 [webshots]

Rose Blanche
NL 70 Colombier Islands (156) Located on an island off Burnt Island, midway between Rose Blanche and Channel-Port aux Basques. Accessible only by boat.
NL 71 Channel Head (160) Located on an island in Channel-Port aux Basques harbor. Accessible only by boat, but visible from the Gulf of St. Lawrence ferry steamers as they enter or leave the harbor.

West Coast

NL 72 Cape Ray Cape Ray (173)

Located at the southwestern tip of Newfoundland about 15 km west of Channel-Port aux Basques.

Photo courtesy hanakh1 [webshots]

NL 73 Cape Anguille  (175)

Located at the end of NF 407, northwest of Cape Ray near Codroy.

Photo courtesy hanakh1 [webshots]

Cape Anguille
NL 74 Harbour Point (Sandy Point) (178) Located on Sandy Island at the entrance to St. George's Harbour. Accessible only by boat; tours of the historic island are available.
NL 75 Broad Cove Point Range Front (188) Located on a bluff at Broad Cove Point marking the entrance to Port au Port Harbour. Accessible only by boat.
NL 76 Broad Cove Point Range Rear (187) Located about 340 m southeast of the front range tower. Accessible only by boat.
NL 77 South Head (192) Located at the southern entrance to the Bay of Islands.
NL 78 Woody Point Woody Point (200)

Located at the entrance to the south arm of Bonne Bay near the community of Woody Point, an enclave in Gros Morne National Park.

Photo courtesy hanakh1 [webshots]

NL 79 Lobster Cove Head (201)

Located between Rocky Harbour and Lobster Cove.

Photo courtesy hanakh1 [webshots]

Lobster Cove Head
NL 80 Cow Head Cow Head

Located on a headland near the town of Cow Head; a marked hiking trail leads to the lighthouse.

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Photos courtesy hanakh1 [webshots]

Cow Head (2003)
NL 81 Keppel Island (208)

Located atop a bluff on an island off Port Saunders, a few miles south of Port au Choix. Accessible only by boat.

Photo courtesy hanakh1 [webshots]

 

Keppel Island
NL 82 Pointe Riche Pointe Riche (211)

Located at Port au Choix, north of Corner Brook on NF 430. Accessible by a dirt road or by hiking the Phillip's Garden Coastal Trail.

Photo courtesy hanakh1 [webshots]

NL 83 Flowers Cove (Flowers Island) (213)

Located on an island in the mouth of Flower's Cove. Accessible only by boat.

Photo courtesy hanakh1 [webshots]

Flowers Cove
NL 84 New Ferolle New Férolle Peninsula (220)

Located at Férolle Point.

Photo courtesy hanakh1 [webshots]

I haven't seen any of these lights.  Additional photos and/or corrections are appreciated.   If you have done so, and have updates to this page, please contact me so we can fix things.

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