Gannet Rock Lighthouse
Gannet Rock lighthouse and attached lightkeeper's residence in 2016 | |
| Location | 8 miles (13 km) south of Grand Manan New Brunswick |
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| Coordinates | 44°30′37.1″N 66°46′52.9″W / 44.510306°N 66.781361°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1831 |
| Foundation | stone and concrete base |
| Construction | timber sheathed with wood shingles tower |
| Automated | 1996 |
| Height | 22.9 metres (75 ft) |
| Shape | octagonal tower |
| Markings | black and white vertical stripes tower, red lantern |
| Power source | solar power |
| Operator | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Heritage | Recognized Heritage Federal Building: Light tower (1991) Lightkeeper's residence (2000) |
| Fog signal | Horn: blast 2 seconds; silence 3s. blast 2 s; silence 3s. blast 2s. silence 48s. |
| Racon | G (– –) |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1831 |
| Focal height | 28.2 metres (93 ft) |
| Lens | second order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s. |
The Gannet Rock Lighthouse is a Canadian lighthouse located on a rocky islet, named Menaskook by the Passamaquoddy, 8 miles (13 km) south of Grand Manan in the Bay of Fundy. It was first lit in 1831 and was staffed until 1996. It was solarized in 2002 and remains operational in 2023. It was declared "surplus to requirements" by the Canadian Coast Guard in 2010 and is no longer being maintained.