Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site
Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site, on Fisgard Island at the mouth of Esquimalt Harbour in Colwood, British Columbia, is the site of Fisgard Lighthouse, the first lighthouse on the west coast of Canada.
Fisgard Lighthouse | |
| Location | Esquimalt Harbour British Columbia Canada |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 48°25′49.4″N 123°26′51.4″W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1859–1860 |
| Construction | bricks tower |
| Automated | 1929 |
| Height | 14.6 m (48 ft) |
| Shape | tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower, red lantern |
| Operator | Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site |
| Heritage | national Historic Sites of Canada, classified federal heritage building of Canada, heritage lighthouse |
| Light | |
| First lit | 16 November 1860 |
| Focal height | 21.6 m (71 ft) |
| Characteristic | Iso WR 4s. |
National Historic Site of Canada | |
| Official name | Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1958 |
Fisgard Lighthouse is about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) by boat or 12.5 kilometres (7.8 miles) by car from downtown Victoria. Automated in 1929, the light shows a white isophase light of 2 second period in a sector from 322° to 195° at 21.6 metres (71 ft) above mean sea level, and in other directions it shows red shutters. The white 14.6-metre (48 ft) tower is floodlit below balcony level.
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