Pachena Point Lighthouse is located on Vancouver Island, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south of Bamfield, British Columbia, in Pacific Rim National Park. The octagonal wooden tower is maintained by the Canadian Coast Guard who employ lighthouse keepers at the station.

Pachena Point Light

Location	Pachena Point Vancouver Island British Columbia Canada
Coordinates	48°43′19.6″N 125°05′51.2″W
Tower
Construction	wooden tower
Height	66 feet (20 m)
Shape	octagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower, red lantern
Operator	Canadian Coast Guard[1]
Heritage	recognized federal heritage building of Canada, heritage lighthouse
Light
First lit	1908
Focal height	154 feet (47 m)
Lens	First order Fresnel lens
Range	14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (2) W 7.5 seconds

Keepers

• John S. Richardson 1907 – 1908
• William Robinson Pillar 1908 – 1913
• Richard Clark 1913 – 1919
• G. Allan Couldrey 1919 - 1923
• Art Gorden 1923 – 1924
• James W. Davis 1925 – 1930
• Guy Clear 1930 – 1931
• John Alfred Hunting 1924, 1931 - 1958
• Gerald Wellard 1957 – 1959
• William Milne 1969
• F. Bergthorson 1969 – 1973
• Robert W. Noble 1973 – 1976
• Tom E. Carr 1977 – 1983
• Edward J. Ashe 1983 – 1985
• Ian Crocker 1985 – 1991, 1996 – 1998
• Iain Colquohuon 1988 – 1991
• Peter Redhead 1991 – 1992, 1998 – 2004
• Calvin Martin 2005 – Present 2021<ref>[Calvin Martin Lighthouse Keeper Pachena Point Lightstation]

See also

• List of lighthouses in British Columbia
• List of lighthouses in Canada

References

External links

• Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard
• Fogwhistle Website
• Lighthouse Depot Database, Pachena Point
• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southern British Columbia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
• "Pachena Point". BC Geographical Names.

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