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Chatham Point, BC |
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Description:
Chatham Point was named by Captain George Vancouver on July 16, 1792 after the
HMS Chatham, which accompanied the HMS Discovery on Vancouver's
1791-1795 expedtion.
Perched on a bluff overlooking a stunning view of the surrounding sparkling waters, the Chatham Point Light Station was built in 1959 to mark the point where the Discovery Passage makes a sharp turn to meet Johnstone Strait. The manned station includes a fifteen-foot white cylindrical steel tower with a green band on top located offshore, two one-story keeper's dwellings, a boat house, and a fog signal building. The keepers' work, which includes maintaining the station and collecting marine and weather data is critical to local air and marine traffic. You can check out the current weather conditions at Chatham Pointt by clicking here. Location: Located at Chatham Point, at the confluence of Discovery Passage and Johnstone Strait. Latitude: 50.3334 Longitude: -125.4405 For a larger map of Chatham Point Lighthouse, click the lighthouse in the above map or get a map from: Mapquest. Travel Instructions: As access to Chatham Point Lighthouse by land is over a private logging road, the station is best seen from the water. You can check out the current weather conditions at Chatham Pointt by clicking here. The lighthouse is owned by the Canadian Coast Guard. Grounds/tower closed. Find the closest hotels to Chatham Point Lighthouse See our List of Lighthouses in British Columbia Canada |
