Sand Point Lighthouse
In French: Phare de Sand Point
Also known as Sand Point Light
Sand Point Wharf Road, Westfield
About Sand Point Lighthouse
Sand Point Lighthouse is Westfield’s heritage lighthouse. Sand Point Lighthouse dates from 1898.
The Sand Point Lighthouse is a square, tapered wooden tower with a square lantern room, mounted on a two-tiered steel skeleton tower and set on four concrete footings. Built in 1898, the lighthouse is the second tower on the site and stands at 17.7 metres (58 feet). The lighthouse is located on the east bank of the Saint John River and on the west side of Kingston Peninsula, about 20 kilometers north of Saint John.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Sand Point Lighthouse · Open Government Licence – Canada · quoted as the register has it
Heritage lighthouses are designated under the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act of 2008.
Finding Sand Point Lighthouse
Westfield
It is a stop on its own: the next historic place is a longer trip.
Questions about Sand Point Lighthouse
Can you visit Sand Point Lighthouse?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
What is Sand Point Lighthouse?
Sand Point Lighthouse: a heritage lighthouse, designated in 2016.
When was Sand Point Lighthouse built?
The record of Sand Point Lighthouse gives 1898.
Is Sand Point Lighthouse protected?
Its designation under the federal lighthouse act protects it.
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