Musquash, New Brunswick

Musquash Head Lighthouse
LocationMusquash Head, New Brunswick, Canada
Coordinates45°08′37″N 66°14′14″W / 45.143628°N 66.237231°W / 45.143628; -66.237231
Tower
Constructed1959 
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionconcrete tower
Automated1980s 
Height14.3 m (47 ft) 
Shapeoctagonal tapered truncated tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower with a red horizontal band in the upper part, red lantern
Power sourcesolar power 
OperatorMusquash Head Lightstation Inc.
Fog signal4s. blast every 60s.
Light
First lit1959 
Focal height35 m (115 ft) 
Range20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi) 
CharacteristicFl W 3s 
Original lighthouse
Constructed1879 
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionwooden tower
Shapesquare truncated tower rising from keeper’s house
Markingswhite tower with a red horizontal band, red lantern
Deactivated1959 
Focal height34 m (112 ft) 

Musquash is a Canadian rural community in Saint John County, New Brunswick. It is located 5 km (3.1 mi) west southwest of the community of Prince of Wales in Musquash Parish.