The Lighthouses of New Brunswick

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This page currently shows my understanding of Lighthouses of New Brunswick.   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 reference numbers used by the Canadian Coast Guard List of Lights (Atlantic Lights).

NB 1 Inch Arran Point Range  (1343)

Route 134, near Inch Arran Park.  Near Dalhousie, NB.

Built in 1870.

Photo courtesy hellien88 [Webshots]

Phare Inch Arran photo
NB 2 Campbellton photo Campbellton (1351)
June 27, 2008
latitude 48º 0' 36.9" N longitude 66º 40' 17.9" W

On the city's waterfront, south of the Restigouche River.

NB 3 Miscou Island (1264.7)

The light is the traditional cedar-shake building that in this case has been standing since 1846.  Noteworthy is the revolving Fresnel lens (the only one in New Brunswick.)

Route 11, Exit 217, drive to the end of Route 113.

Photo courtesy Gavatron [Flickr]

Miscou Island photo
NB 3A Grande Anse

Photo courtesy hellien88 [Webshots]
(photo cropped to fit in this space)

Grande Anse
NB 4 Big Shippegan (1254) From the town of Shippagan, take Highway 113 to Lamèque Island and take the first right after the bridge. After about 3 miles, in the village of Chiasson, turn right on Domitien Lane, an unpaved lane; drive slowly as the sandy roadway is pretty rough.
NB 5 Shippagan (Portage Island)  (1176)

This lighthouse was originally the rear range light on Portage Island in Miramichi Bay. When the two towers of the Portage Island range were replaced by skeleton structures, the rear lighthouse was moved to Shippagan in 1986.

Photo courtesy Mark Blevis [Flickr]

Shippegan photo
NB 6 Pokesudie Current Use: Destroyed.
NB 7 Cape Enragé  (157)

Photo courtesy rjProduct [Flickr]

Cape Enragé photo
NB 8 St. Martin's Harbour (152) Current Use: Destroyed.  Replaced by skeletal tower.
NB 9 Quaco Head  (150)

"Quaco" is from the language of the local Indian tribe (Mi’kmaq). It means "Haunt of the Hooded Seal." The lantern and lens from the 1883 tower here are incorporated into a lighthouse replica that serves as the St. Martins Tourism Centre.  Take West Quaco Road off Route 111.

Photo courtesy djbjr [Webshots]

Quaco Head photo
NB 10 Cape Spencer (146)
latitude 45º 11' 42.7" N
longitude 65º 54' 35.5" W
From East Saint John, take the road to Red Head and drive all the way to the end.
NB 11 Gagetown Ferry (135)
latitude 45º 46' 7" N longitude 66º 8' 24" W

West side of river.

This picture was taken at the marina, the ferry is just down the road. To be honest I can't remember if there's another one at the ferry or not...but I believe there is.

Photo courtesy Christina [Flickr]

Gagetown Ferry
NB 12 Oak Point front range photo Oak Point Front Range
latitude 45º 30' 26.8" N longitude 66º 4' 48.7"W

The tower has been moved from Oak Point to Millbank, near Miramichi. It can be seen from Highway 11.

Photo courtesy bigsister861 [Webshots]

NB 13 Oak Point (125)

Route 102, Oak Point Park.

Photo courtesy bigsister861 [Webshots]
(I'm guessing a bit on the Oak Point photos.  Anybody who has  local knowledge can pass that on with my blessings.

Oak Point Rear Range photo
NB 14 Fredericton photo Fredericton

Photo courtesy Chaf Haddad [Flickr]

NB 15 Belyea's Point (122)

No Public Access.  This photo taken during the spring river breakup 2003.

Photo courtesy hollyhock58 [Webshots]

Belyea's Point photo
NB 16 Sand Point (121) No Public Access
NB 17 Bayswater (120) Route 845, located on roadside.  Located on the West side of Milkish Inlet, in the Parish of Westfield, Kings County.
NB 18 St. John River  
NB 19 Green Head (Swift Point) (116)  
NB 20 Courtenay Bay Inner Range (110.3)
latitude 45º 15' 26.1" N
longitude 66º 2' 41.6" W
The lighthouse is at the end of a long breakwater on the east side of Saint John Harbour. There is no public access but the lighthouse can be seen from the water.
NB 21 St. John Harbour  (100.5)

This "faux" lighthouse is near the end of a wharf on the Coast Guard base on Water Street. It can be seen from across Market Slip.

The 4th order Fresnel lens was removed from Brier Island in the 1980s.

Photo courtesy RJ Product [Flickr]

St. John Harbor
NB 22 Partridge Island (100)
latitude 45º 14' 21.4" N
longitude 66º 3' 12.9" W
This was the first lighthouse erected in New Brunswick (1791).  The existing lighthouse can be seen from various points in Saint John Harbour. Permission from the Canadian Coast Guard is required to access the island.
NB 23 Musquash Head (97)
latitude 45º 8' 37.5" N longitude 66º 14' 14.2" W

Route 1, Exit 112 to Lorneville. Follow King William Roais bd to Black Beach. You then have a 1.4km walk to the lighthouse. The light is behind the power plant, figure 1 hour or more from route 1.

Photo courtesy Dustin Brown [Flickr]

Musquash Head
NB 24 Chance Harbour (93) On Reef Point, West side of Harbour entrance.  At best guess about where this light is, it's about a 1/2 mile walk from the road across Reef Point to the light.  It's not clear if this is open for walkers, it clearly is not a public road.
NB 25 Point Lepreau (90)
latitude 45º 3' 31.6" N
longitude 66º 27' 31.4" W
There is no public access to the lighthouse, which is located on the grounds of the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Plant. Special permission to view the lighthouse must be obtained from the nuclear plant authorities. The gate to the nuclear plant is located off Highway 790, about 5 miles from Highway 1.
NB 26 Maces Bay Wharf (85) On outer end of wharf.  The wharf is falling apart and the condition of the light could not be verified (7/10/2008) due to the fog.
NB 27 Beaver Harbour (Drew's Head)  (84)
latitude 45º 4' 9.5" N longitude 66º 44' 20.4" W
July 10, 2008

From Highway 1 take Highway 778 to Beaver Harbour; turn left at Main St., then left again at Lighthouse Road to the end (about 1 mile). The walk to the lighthouse past the red gate is about 10 minutes.

Drew's Head photo
NB 28 Lighthouse Point (83) On South side of Beaver Harbour
NB 29 Pea Point (81) East side of entrance to Letang Harbour.
NB 30 Bliss Island Bliss Island (77)

On SW point of island, South of the West entrance to Bliss Harbour.

Photo can be purchased from marinas.com

NB 31 l'Etete Passage (Green's Point)  (71)
latitude 45° 2' 19.7" N longitude 66° 53' 31.2" W
July 10, 2008

Route 1, Exit 56 or 52 then Route 172 South. Follow Deer Island ferry signs to ferry turn off then turn onto Green's Point Road and proceed 1.6 km.

Letete Passage
NB 32 Head Harbour Head Harbour (East Quoddy) (44)
June 10, 2008

Route 774, follow to end at East Quoddy Head. Lightstation is accessible by foot and only at low tide.

NB 33 Cherry Island (41)  
NB 34 Southwest Wolf Island Southwest Wolf Island (36)

This lighthouse can be seen distantly from the Grand Manan ferry, and it also can be seen distantly from Head Harbour.

Photo may be purchased from Marinas.com

NB 35 Mulholland Point
July 10, 2008
now inactive.

Located on the east side of the Lubec Channel, this lighthouse can easily be seen from Maine (if the fog's not in).  It was pretty thick when I got up, but after breakfast, as you can see, the other side was visible (if not beautifully lit).

(Take US 1 as far east as it will go, the follow State route 189 to Lubec.  God willing, you will see this light.)

Mulholland Point photo
NB 36 Long Eddy Point photo Long Eddy Point (34)

Turn left when leaving ferry at North Head then turn right at Whistle Road and drive 4 km.

Photo courtesy djbjr [Webshots]

NB 37 Swallowtail (33)

Swallowtail Lighthouse is said to be the most photographed lighthouse on Grand Manan Island.

Photo courtesy  Harrogate [Flickr]

Swallowtail photo
NB 38 Fish Fluke Point photo Grand Harbour (Fish Fluke Point) (19.3)

This lighthouse was called the "most endangered in North America" by Lighthouse Digest. It is owned by a New York City businessman, Errol Rainess. The American Lighthouse Foundation made a last-ditch effort to save the crumbling structure. Some stabilization was done to the lighthouse before the owner refused to allow anyone on the island. It is doubtful that the structure will last much longer.

Photo courtesy Hans Raffelt [Flickr]

NB 39 Great Duck Island (29)

Great Duck Island is about two miles from the village of Woodward's Cove on Grand Manan, and is accessible by boat only.

Photo may be purchased from marinas.com

Great Duck Island
NB 40 Southwest Head photo Southwest Head (11)

From ferry, follow Route 776 South, to the end of the island.

Photo courtesy sharedferret [Flickr]

NB 41 Gannet Rock (8)

Accessible by boat only. Landing at Gannet Rock is very difficult.

Photo courtesy Deborah Daggett. [Pharos]

Gannet Rock photo
NB 42 Machias Seal Island photo Machias Seal Island (6)

There are two companies running bird watching cruises to Machias Seal Island from Maine, and one from Grand Manan. Captain Andrew Patterson runs trips from Cutler, Maine; call 207-259-4484. Captain Barna B. Norton and Captain John E. Norton offer cruises from Jonesport, Maine. Call 1-888-889-3222 or 207-497-5933. Sea Watch Tours of Grand Manan also offers trips to the island. Call 506-662-8552 or 1-877-662-8552.

Photo courtesy whitecloud [Webshots]

NB 43 Miramichi Estuary Ranges

There are several ranges in this Bay and river complex.

Photo courtesy hellien88 [Webshots]

Miramichi photo
NB 43A Neguac photo Lower Neguac Wharf Range Rear 

Located off NB 11 in Lower Neguac, near the northern entrance to Miramichi Bay. The lighthouse can easily be seen from the beach.

Photo courtesy hellien88 [Webshots]

NB 44 Point Escuminac (1163)

This is the oldest light station on the northern coast of the province, marking the entrances to Miramachi Bay to the north and Northumberland Strait to the south. Located beyond the end of NB 117 at the end of a usually-impassable dirt road; accessible by a hike of 3 miles one way.

Photo courtesy Marc Guitard [Flickr]

Point Escuminac Light
NB 45 Richibucto Head (1128)
June 27, 2008
latitude 46º 40' 11.3" N longitude 64º 42' 43.2" W

Routes 11 and 134 to exit 57, then Route 505 to Cap-Lumière Road, then left three km to the lighthouse.

Richibucto Head
NB 46 Acadian Village photo Dixon Point Range (1120)

This light is relocated from Dixon Point and I have not been able to find it.  Dixon point is Route 134 onto Route 535, in Saint Thomas.  I suspect if I can find the Acadian Village, I'll find the light.

Photo courtesy bigsister861 [Webshots]
(titled Acadian Village).

NB 47 Caissie Point (1113)
latitude 46º 19' 11.4" N longitude 64º 30' 45.6" W
June 27, 2008

The lighthouse is at the end of a road off NB 530, north of Shediac. It is private property but can be easily photographed from the road.

Shediac photo
NB 47A Cocagne photo Cocagne Front Range
latitude 46º 20' 7" N longitude 64º 36' 54.1" W
June 27, 2008

On South side of Cocagne River Mouth.


NB 47R Cocagne Rear Range

There is a rear range light.  As you can see here, there's a reason no one talks about it.

NB 48 Cape Jourimain photo Cape Jourimain

Route 16, Exit 51, at the Cape Jourimain Interpretation Centre. Follow the Lighthouse Trail to the site, 10 minute walk.

Photo courtesy Roberto Gauvin [Flickr]

NB 49 Cape Tormentine (1090)

When the Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island was completed in 1997, the old Cape Tormentine Pier Range Lights were discontinued. Local fishermen wanted the front light back in operation and it was reactivated in the late 1990s.   The light is on private property and not accessible to the public.

Photo courtesy bigsister861 [Webshots]

Cape Tourmetine photo

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