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The Kidston Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Kidston Island, located in the Bras d'Or lakes, in Baddeck, Nova Scotia. The original lighthouse on Kidston Island was built in 1875.[3] The present lighthouse was built in 1912 and the two stood side by side for some time. The lighthouse can only be accessed by boat; a ferry operates during the summer months.[4]

Kidston Island Lighthouse
Tower
The lighthouse as seen from the mainland.

Location	Kidston Island Baddeck, Nova Scotia
Coordinates	46°05′53.3″N 60°44′31.3″W
Constructed	1875 (first) 1912 (second)
Construction	wooden tower
Automated	1960
Height	14.5 metres (48 ft)
Shape	square tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower, red balcony and lantern
Operator	Village of Baddeck[1]

Light
First lit	1959 (current)
Focal height	13.5 metres (44 ft)
Range	6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi)
Characteristic	Fl G 12s.[2]

References

Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
"Kidston Island Lighthouse Details". NSLPS. NSLPS. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
"Kidston Island Light". Lighthouse Explorer. Lighthouse Digest. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
"Kidston Island Lighthouse". NSLPS. NSLPS. Retrieved 13 April 2012.

External links

Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard

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Places and buildings	Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site Baddeck Academy Baddeck (Guneden) Airport Baddeck River Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia Bell Bay Golf Club Bras d'Or House Bras d'Or Yacht Club Gilbert H. Grosvenor Hall Kidston Island Kidston Island Lighthouse St. Mark's Masonic Lodge Saint Peter's and Saint John's Anglican Church Spectacle Island Game Sanctuary Telegraph House Uisge Ban Falls Uisge Ban Falls Provincial Park Victoria County Court House
Articles of interest	Aerial Experiment Association Baddeck, Nova Scotia Baddeck, History of Baddeck, Historic Buildings in Baddeck, And That Sort of Thing Celtic Colours Cabot Trail Relay Race Canadian Aerodrome Company Tourist Attractions in Baddeck, Nova Scotia
Ships and aircraft related to Baddeck	AEA Cygnet AEA Silver Dart Bell Oionus I Canadian Aerodrome Baddeck No. 1 and No. 2 HD-4 Hubbard Monoplane HMCS Baddeck (K147) HMCS Baddeck (R-103) Bell Boatyard
Notable residents	Frederick Walker Baldwin Alexander Graham Bell H. Percy Blanchard Charles James Campbell Rachel Davis Simon Gibbons, Reverend Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor Mabel H. Grosvenor Mabel Gardiner Hubbard George Kennan William Kidston Moses E. Kiley Carleton L. MacMillan Arthur Williams McCurdy David McCurdy John Alexander Douglas McCurdy William F. McCurdy John Archibald McDonald James Charles McKeagney Aulay MacAulay Morrison Kendall Myers Michael A. Newton George W. Rice Barclay Edmund Tremaine Jessica Wong

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