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Cape Croker Lighthouse
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LocationCape Croker
Georgian Bay
Ontario
Canada
Coordinates44°57′21.5″N 80°57′37.9″W / 44.955972°N 80.960528°W / 44.955972; -80.960528[1]
Tower
Constructed1898 (first) 1902 (current)
Constructionconcrete tower
Height15.9 metres (52 ft)
Shapeoctagonal
Markingswhite tower, red balcony and lantern
Light
First lit1902 (current)
Deactivated1986
Focal height18.7 metres (61 ft)
LensFresnel lens

The Cape Croker Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the south-east corner of Neyaashiinigmiing 27 native reserve in Ontario, Canada. It is a part of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation.

It was first built in 1898, but was replaced in 1902 with the current lighthouse. The lighthouse was the first of its type and was the first to have an electrically ran light and foghorn. The lighthouse is an octagonal lighthouse, with a height of 18 metres (59 ft). The original lighthouse was a wooden lighthouse. The lighthouse has a fresnel light and its range is 24 km (15 mi).[2][3]

  1. ^ "44°57'21.5"N 80°57'37.9"W". 44°57'21.5"N 80°57'37.9"W. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  2. ^ "Cape Croker Lighthouse (Neyaashiinigaaming) « Bruce Coast Lighthouses in Ontario". www.brucecoastlighthouses.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  3. ^ "Cape Croker Lighthouse |Cape Croker, ON". Retrieved 2018-08-20.

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