National historic site · Rimouski · Quebec

Light Tower

Among the sights of Rimouski is Light Tower, a national historic site. Our list has 4 more places within 5 km. On the official register, it is a Classified Federal Heritage Building.

Photo: Light Tower, Dennis G. Jarvis (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Rimouski

inside the municipal boundary

Run by

Parks Canada

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 20%

#1,012 of 5,181 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–24°C

In brief

National historic site in Rimouski

Inside Rimouski

Within Rimouski’s municipal boundary stands Light Tower. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by Parks Canada

One of the places Parks Canada looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Classified Federal Heritage Building

It holds a federal or Québec heritage designation, or sits on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. About ↓

Drawn from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, with Statistics Canada’s 2021 outlines and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Weather, month by month

In Rimouski the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–24°C.

Jan-7° / -15°71 mm

Feb-6° / -14°66 mm

Mar0° / -8°64 mm

Apr7° / -1°73 mm

May15° / 5°82 mm

Jun21° / 11°81 mm

Jul24° / 14°94 mm

Aug23° / 13°80 mm

Sep18° / 9°91 mm

Oct10° / 4°96 mm

Nov4° / -2°78 mm

Dec-3° / -9°90 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Rimouski, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals for Rimouski (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Rimouski’s full climate →

About

Light Tower

It is maintained by Parks Canada. The first to add nearby is Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père, at 100 m.

Its historic-place page →

Type: National historic site
Run by: Parks Canada
Listed: Classified Federal Heritage Building
Town: in Rimouski

Facts: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers.

The map

Locating Light Tower

Spot Light Tower in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Bases near Light Tower

The biggest base of the 5 is Rimouski (51,756 people). Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Rimouski

51,756 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 2.8 km southeast of it

Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard

3,018 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 3.4 km northeast of it

Sainte-Luce

2,808 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 22 km northeast of it

Mont-Joli

6,492 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Light Tower is	People	Places to visit
Rimouski	It’s in town	51,756	11
Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard	2.8 km southeast of it	3,018	10
Sainte-Luce	3.4 km northeast of it	2,808	5
Mont-Joli	22 km northeast of it	6,492	4
Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski	24 km east of it	1,239	1

Make a day of it

Around Light Tower

A visit can add 5 museums, a historic ship and a cathedral, from 9 places within 15 km.

MuseumSite historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père100 m away · 60K visitors a year

Historic shipHMCS Onondaga200 m away

CathedralSaint-Germain Cathedral8.6 km away 4

MuseumMaison Lamontagne4.2 km away 5

MuseumMusée de Rimouski8.7 km away 6Theme parkTheme parkL'Île des Moussaillons7.3 km away 7MuseumMuseumPointe-Au-Père Lighthouse National Historic Site100 m away 8MuseumMuseumMusée Des Soeurs De Notre-Dame Du St-Rosaire8.3 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Before visiting Light Tower

Where is Light Tower?

In Rimouski, Quebec, inside the town’s municipal boundary, is where Light Tower stands.

What is Light Tower?

National historic site.

Who runs Light Tower?

Parks Canada.

When is the best time to visit Light Tower?

Visit Rimouski from June to September for the warmest weather: highs of 18–24°C on the 1991–2020 normals.

Is Light Tower a designated historic place?

Yes: Classified Federal Heritage Building.

Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF (Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers, Statistics Canada 2021 census boundaries, ECCC 1991–2020 climate normals (Open Government Licence – Canada).

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Light Tower: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père: Composition par Orbitale - Auteurs des photographies se retrouvant sur Wikimedia Commons : Supérieur gauche : Image:Onondaga musée.jpg par Alcide55 Inférieur gauche : Image:Empress of Ireland museum 2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMCS Onondaga: Letartean, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saint-Germain Cathedral: JF Lepage, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Maison Lamontagne: ChristianT, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée de Rimouski: ChristianT, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).