Sand Point Lighthouse, New Brunswick Canada at Lighthousefriends.com

	Sand Point, NB

Description: The design of the Sand Point Lighthouse is unique in New Brunswick, and the skeletal support makes it the highest tower on the Saint John River. The light was established in 1869 and operates in conjunction with Swift Point. In 1991, the tower underwent a thorough renovation.
The house adjacent to the tower belongs to Don Morrison whose father was a keeper of the Sand Point Lighthouse.

Continuous red light.
Information on Sand Point Lighthouse
History Light Characteristics Focal Height Nominal Range Description/Height of tower above ground

Erected in 1869. 22.7 m. 7 M White skeleton tower with four,sided, tapered wood tower on top. 17.7 m. (58.1’)

References

Information provided by Kelly Anne Loughery.

Location: Located near the southern end of the Kingston Peninsula, at the terminus of Sand Point Wharf Road.
Latitude: 45.3426
Longitude: -66.1988

For a larger map of Sand Point Lighthouse, click the lighthouse in the above map or get a map from: Mapquest.

Travel Instructions: From Route 845 on the lower end of the Kingston Peninsula, take Sand Point Wharf Road south to its terminus at the lighthouse. Note that the wharf located adjacent to the lighthouse is private as is all of the cottage property around it. Please be respectful.

The lighthouse is owned by the Canadian Coast Guard. Grounds open, tower closed.

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