Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site
Lighthouse / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
"Fisgard Light" redirects here. For the historic street in downtown Victoria, see Chinatown (Victoria).
Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site, on Fisgard Island at the mouth of Esquimalt Harbour in Colwood, British Columbia, is the site of Fisgard Lighthouse, the first lighthouse on the west coast of Canada.[1]
Quick Facts Location, Coordinates ...
Location | Esquimalt Harbour British Columbia Canada |
---|---|
Coordinates | 48°25′49.4″N 123°26′51.4″W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1859–1860 |
Construction | bricks tower |
Automated | 1929 |
Height | 14.6 m (48 ft) |
Shape | tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower, red lantern |
Operator | Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site |
Heritage | national Historic Sites of Canada, classified federal heritage building of Canada, heritage lighthouse |
Light | |
First lit | 16 November 1860 |
Focal height | 21.6 m (71 ft) |
Characteristic | Iso WR 4s. |
Official name | Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada |
Designated | 1958 |
Close
Fisgard Lighthouse is about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) by boat or 12.5 kilometres (7.8 miles) by car from downtown Victoria. Automated in 1929, the light shows a white isophase light of 2 second period in a sector from 322° to 195° at 21.6 metres (71 ft) above mean sea level, and in other directions it shows red shutters. The white 14.6-metre (48 ft) tower is floodlit below balcony level.[2]