Swallowtail Lighthouse
The Swallowtail Lighthouse is a Canadian lighthouse located on Grand Manan Island in the Bay of Fundy. It was the first lighthouse to be built on the island. It was first lit on 7 July 1860 and was automated and de-staffed in 1986.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jake Wellington, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in New Brunswick, Canada
- Also known as: “Swallow Tail Lighthouse”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Head and Whale Cove.
North Head
Suburb
North Head is a community on the island of Grand Manan, New Brunswick. Formerly a separate village, it was amalgamated into the newly formed village of Grand Manan in 1995. North Head is the southern terminus of the Blacks Harbour to Grand Manan Island Ferry.
Whale Cove
Suburb
Whale Cove is a cove on Grand Manan Island in North Head, New Brunswick, Canada. It is located in the northern part of the island, on the Bay of Fundy, near North Head. The cove's once busy fishing wharf was destroyed in the Groundhog gale of 1976. Whale Cove is situated 2½ km northwest of Swallowtail Lighthouse.
Swallowtail Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.76424° or 44° 45′ 51″ northLongitude
-66.73261° or 66° 43′ 57″ westElevation
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
87PMQ778+MXOpenStreetMap ID
way 203479098OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
9609998Wikidata ID
Q28375027
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In Other Languages
“Swallowtail Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Маяк Свеллоутейл”
- Russian: “Маяк Суоллоутейл”
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