Cape Race Lighthouse
Cape Race Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located at Cape Race on the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada. The light's characteristic is a single white flash every 7.5 seconds; additionally, a foghorn may sound a signal of two blasts every 60 seconds.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: JMPLTNP2012, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: lighthouse in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Also known as: “phare du Cap-Race”
- Address: Cape Race Road
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Race.
Cape Race
Locality
Photo: JMPLTNP2012, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cape Race is a point of land located at the southeastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Cape Race Lighthouse
- Categories: lighthouse, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.65858° or 46° 39′ 31″ northLongitude
-53.07366° or 53° 4′ 25″ westElevation
20 metres (66 feet)Operator
Cape Race National Historic SiteOpen location code
88R8MW5G+CGOpenStreetMap ID
node 1279496107OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
11610450Wikidata ID
Q1034470
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Cape Race Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Cap Race”
- French: “phare de Cap-Race”
- French: “phare de Cape Race”
- French: “phare du Cap Race”
- French: “phare du Cap-Race”
- French: “Phare du Cap-Race”
- German: “Cape Race Light”
- German: “Cape Race Lighthouse”
- German: “Leuchtturm Kap Race”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as West Landing and Long Beach.
Nearby Places
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