The Lighthouses of Prince Edward Island

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This page currently shows my understanding of Lighthouses of Prince Edward Island.   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.

PE 1 Judes Point (Big Tignish)  (1083)
latitude 46° 57' 3.6" N longitude 63° 59' 37.6" W

The lighthouse is on Judes Point Road in the village of Tignish Shore

Photo courtesy djbjr [Webshots]

Big Tignish photo
PE 2 Northport photo Northport Rear Range (1081)

The front range tower is skeletal. Located at the entrance to Northport Harbour off PE 12 in Alberton.

Photo courtesy Phil Maynard [Webshots]

PE 3 Alberton (1077) On Sand dunes
PE 4 Cascumpec photo Cascumpec (1076)

There is no regular transportation to the island, but the lights can be seen from Northport Harbour.

Photo courtesy Phil Maynard [Webshots]

PE 5 Darnley Basin (1071.2) 2 lights at center of bridge
PE 6 Malpeque front range photo Malpeque Harbour Front Range (1068)

On Blue Heron Drive, Route 20, turn off at Darnley towards Profitts Point. This lighthouse is on private property among cottage lots near the shore.

Photo courtesy sodoff104 [Webshots]

PE 7 Malpeque Harbour Rear Range (1066)

This light is best viewed from Cabot Beach Provincial Park. Follow Blue Heron Drive, Route 20 to Malpeque. From here follow the signs to the park.

Photo courtesy noklugh [Webshots]

Malpeque rear range photo
PE 8 Malpeque Outer Range(1062) see also Harbor range ?
PE 9 Cape Tryon (1061)
latitude 46° 32' 2.4" N longitude 63° 30' 21.6" W

No public access, and the rocks below the light are treacherous

Photo courteous Phil Maynard [Webshots]

Cape Tryon photo
PE 10 New London Front Range (1059) A steel skeleton structure
PE 11 New London Rear Range (1060)
latitude 46° 30' 37.4" N longitude 63° 29' 13.2" W

The New London Lighthouse is in an interesting location, across the mouth of the harbour from one of the most popular, and beautiful, beaches in Canada at Cavendish.

Photo courtesy tvordlj [Webshots]

New London Bay rear range photo
PE 12 North Rustico Harbor photo North Rustico Harbour (1056)
latitude 46° 27' 19.1" N longitude 63° 17' 31.2" W

North Rustico is near Cavendish

Photo © M. Sigurdson [Webshots]

PE 13 Covehead Harbour (1051)

From Stanhope on Highway #6, take Road #25. The lighthouse is right by the roadside about a mile away.

Photo courtesy ERS99 [Flickr]

Covehead Harbour photo
PE 14 St. Peter's Harbour photo St. Peter's Harbour (1045)

Turn off the King's Byway (Route 2) between Bristol and Morell. Follow a lane going down to the shore to some cottages. If the road is dry, drive around the body of water to the end of the road and the turning area. Otherwise, enjoy the walk.

Photo courtesy Phil Maynard [Webshots]

PE 15 Shipwreck Point (Naufrage) (1042)

Located off the King's Byway, Route 16 at Naufrage Harbour. Watch for a sign pointing to Shipwreck Point at Naufrage Harbour. The lighthouse is on private property but may be viewed from a distance.

Photo courtesy Phil Maynard [Webshots]

Shipwreck Point photo
PE 16 North Lake Harbour (1039)  
PE 17 North Cape (1036)
latitude 47° 3' 27.7" N longitude 63° 59' 49.2" W

Northwestern tip of Prince Edward Island.

Photo courtesy djbjr [Webshots]

North Cape photo
PE 18 East Point photo East Point (943)

Turn off Route 16 (King's Byway) onto a road marked "East Point Light"

Photo courtesy djbjr [Webshots]

PE 19 Souris East (947)

This lighthouse can be seen from the ferry between Prince Edward Island and Quebec's Magdalene Islands. It can also be seen from any point on the waterfront. The lighthouse is fenced off but you can get fairly close to it.

Photo courtesy djbjr [Webshots]

Souris East photo
PE 20 Annandale front range photo Annandale Front Range (949)

From Route 310 on the King's Byway, look for the signs directing you to Annandale Harbour.

Photo courtesy Phil Maynard [Webshots]

PE 21 Annandale Rear Range (950)

This is the second-tallest lighthouse on the island. It stands nearly a mile northwest of the front range tower. Located off PE 310 on Juniper Point at Annandale Harbour

Photo courtesy Phil Maynard [Webshots]

Annandale rear range photo
PE 22 Panmure Island photo Panmure Island (953)

Follow Rte.17 east, out of Montague, until you reach Rte.347, turn right and travel 2 Km. to reach this jewel of a island.

Photo courtesy djbjr [Webshots]

PE 23 Georgetown Front Range (1969) (955) Located at Lower Montague, near Georgetown.
PE 24 Georgetown Front Range (1868) After deactivation, the lighthouse was relocated as a private residence. As the photo shows, it has been altered somewhat from its original appearance. Exact location not known.
PE 25 Georgetown Rear Range (956)

On Wightman's Point Road in Lower Montague.

Photo may be purchased from marinas.com

Georgetown Rear range
PE 26 Cape Bear photo Cape Bear (971)

Follow Route 18, the King's Byway, to Cape Bear and the museum. To reach the lighthouse: at a sharp bend in the paved road, turn off onto a dirt road, then go down the second lane on the right. You'll find the lighthouse in the woods.

Photo courtesy djbjr [Webshots]

PE 27 Wood Islands (976)

At Wood Island, instead of going through the toll booth for the ferry to Caribou, NS, turn onto the bypass road which will take you to Wood Islands Provincial Park. The lighthouse is at the end of the road.

Photo courtesy Kiki G [Flickr]

Wood Island photo
PE 27A Wood Island Harbour Range photo Wood Islands Harbour Range

Located on the east breakwater of the harbor within sight of the Wood Islands Light.

Photo courtesy djbjr [Webshots]

PE 28 Poiont Prim photo Point Prim
latitude 46° 3' 0.5" N longitude 63° 2' 20.4" W

On the Trans Canada Highway, look for the turn-off to Point Prim between Belfast and Pinette. At the end of the road turn left and drive through the woods to the lighthouse. The stairs leading to the top of the lighthouse are steep.

(Not to be confused with Prim Point in Nova Scotia)

Photo courtesy sarbo [Flickr]

PE 29 Warren Cove Front Range (Fort Amherst)

From Charlottetown drive west on the Trans Canada Route 1 to Cornwall. Turn onto Route 19 (Blue Heron Drive) and follow past Rocky Point. Turn towards Fort Amherst/Port La Joye National Historic Site. The lighthouse is in the park.

Photo courtesy bigsister861 [Webshots]

Warren Cove photo
PE 29A Warren Cove Rear Range Warren Cove Rear Range (Fort Amherst)

This is an outbound range for vessels leaving Charlottetown. Located on the west side of Charlottetown harbor.

Photo courtesy bigsister861 [Webshots]

PE 30 Haszard Point Front Range (991)
latitude 46° 11' 39.8" N longitude 63° 4' 26.4" W

On Route 1A between Cross Roads and Tea Hill look for a paved side road on the south side. At the end of this road you are close to the lighthouse. It is in a pasture just beyond, located on private property.

Photo courtesy Phil Maynard [Webshots]

Hazard Point front range photo
PE 30A Hazard Point rear range photo Hazard Point Rear Range

Photo courtesy Phil Maynard [Webshots]


PE 31 Blockhouse Point  (Rocky Point) (993)
latitude 46° 11' 26.1" N longitude 63° 7' 46.2" W

From Charlottetown travel west on the Trans Canada Route 1 to Cornwall. Turn onto Route 19, Blue Heron Drive and follow it around past Rocky Point. Turn off towards Fort Amherst/Port La Joye National Historic Site and follow the road right to the end, where you will end up in the lighthouse yard.

Photo courtesy djbjr [Webshots]

Blockhouse Point photo
PE 32 Brighton Beach front range photo Brighton Beach Front Range (994)
latitude 46° 13' 50.4" N longitude 63° 8' 51.2" W

Near Victoria Park in Charlottetown, look for Queen Elizabeth Drive and Brighton Road, and find the lane which goes to the shore opposite York Lane.

Photo courtesy Phil Maynard [Webshots]

PE 33 Brighton Beach Rear Range (995)
latitude 46° 13' 51.0" N longitude 63° 8' 47.6" W

The light is on private property on Queen Elizabeth Drive.

Photo courtesy Phil Maynard [Webshots]

Brighton Beach rear range photo
PE 34 St. Peter's Island (1007)  
PE 35 Victoria Harbor Front range photo Victoria Harbour Range (Leards)  (1008)

Turn off the Trans Canada Route 1 at Crapaud or Hampton and head to Victoria. This lighthouse is easily found near the wharf not far from Victoria Provincial Park.

Rear range to the right, Front to the left.

Photos courtesy Phil Maynard [Webshots].

Victoria Harbor Rear Range photoe
PE 36 Port Borden photo Port Borden Rear Range Light (1015)

This lighthouse was deactivated after the opening of the Confederation Bridge from Borden-Carleton to New Brunswick. It is now part of the Borden-Carleton Marine/Rail Historical Park.

Photo courtesy jb18t [Flickr]

PE 37 Port Borden Pier Light (1017.5) The lighthouse is on private property at the end of a pier; it is best viewed from the Borden-Carleton waterfront.
latitude 46° 14' 42.4" N longitude 63° 41' 56.4" W
PE 38 Seacow Head photo Seacow Head (1018)

Follow Blue Heron Drive between Bedeque and Borden-Carleton. Turn off on Route 119 to Fernwood. Continue to a "T" in the road. Form here you should be able to see the lighthouse. Follow the road down to it.

Photo courtesy djbjr [Webshots]

PE 39 Summerside Rear Range (1018.1)

The range lights are at the western end of Water Street, Route 11.

Photos courtesy djbjr [Webshots]

Summerside Rear Range
PE 39A Summerside Front Range Summerside Front Range photo
PE 40 Indian Head Photo Indian Head (1020)

A somewhat better view can be obtained from McCallum's Point, across Summerside Harbour: from Summerside, follow Highway 1A to Central Bedeque; take Route 171 to Bedeque, then Route 112 all the way to the end (the old Summerside Range Front Light can be seen along the way).

Photo courtesy djbjr [Webshots]

PE 41 Summerside Inner Range (1021)

From Summerside, follow Highway 1A to Central Bedeque; take Route 171 to Bedeque, then Route 112 to MacCallum's Point. The old Summerside Front Light will be visible through the trees on the left, about 5 miles from Bedeque (the pavement ends about 3.5 miles out of Bedeque). A narrow road leads to the property. Permission should be obtained before walking to the light.

Photo courtesy Phil Maynard [Webshots]

Summerside photo
PE 42 Cape Egmont photo Cape Egmont (1024)

The lighthouse is on Cape Egmont Point, off Route 11. Turn at a curve in the road where the paved road goes to Fishing Cove Harbour, then follow the gravel road through the woods to the lighthouse.

Photo courtesy djbjr [Webshots]

PE 43 West Point (1029)
latitude 46° 37' 13.1" N longitude 64° 23' 13.2" W

The West Point Lighthouse is a comfortable Inn, located in beautiful Prince Edward Island.

Photo courtesy djbjr [Webshots]

West Point photo

If you've read this far, you've probably figured out that I personally have not visited any of the lights on this page.  If you have done so, and have updates to this page, please contact me so we can fix things.

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