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Managing Organization:
Linkum Tours
Telephone:
877-254-6586
Website: http://linkumtours.com/site/inns_quirpon.htm
Email: info@linkumtours.com
Contact Address Information:
P.O. Box 652
Corner Brook
Newfoundland,
A2H 6G1,
Canada
Notes:
Quirpon Island is located a few miles east of L'Anse aux Meadows, the earliest confirmed European settlement in the Americas (circa 1000 AD) and a World Heritage Site since 1978. It is a popular location for iceberg and whale watching. The second Cape Bauld tower was one of nine known flying-buttress lighthouses designed by William P. Anderson, chief engineer and superintendent of lighthouses at the Canadian Department of Marine and Fisheries. It was demolished in the 1960s. Tower Height: 35 Height of Focal Plane: 177 Characteristic and Range: White flash every 15 seconds; range 23 nautical miles. Description of Tower: White octagonal concrete tower, red octagonal metal lantern.
This light is operational
Earlier Towers?
1884: White square wooden tower with a red lantern, dwelling attached; focal plane height of 154 feet. 1908: White octagonal concrete tower with flying buttresses, 83 feet tall, focal plane height of 187 feet. Date Established: 1884 Date Present Tower Built: c. 1960s Date Automated: 1996 Fog Signal: Automated horn, three blasts every 30 seconds. Current Use: Active aid to navigation, inn. Open To Public? Yes. Directions:
A half-hour boat ride through Iceberg Alley to and from the island is included in the price of a stay at the lighthouse. Mapquest URL: Click here to get a map to this lighthouse! Keepers: Edward Fountain (c. 1898). Nearby Lodging: The keeper's house is now a bed and breakfast inn. Call Linkum Tours at 877-254-6586 or email them at info@linkumtours.com for details.
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