Seacow Head Light

Seacow Head Light
LocationSummerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Coordinates46°18′56.6″N 63°48′36.2″W / 46.315722°N 63.810056°W / 46.315722; -63.810056
Tower
Constructed1864
Constructionwooden tower
Automated1959 
Height18.3 metres (60 ft)
Shapeoctagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower, red lacony and lantern
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard
Heritagerecognized federal heritage building of Canada, designated heritage place, heritage lighthouse 
Light
Focal height27 metres (89 ft)
Range12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)
CharacteristicFl (3) W 12s.
TypeDesignated Heritage Place
Designated2012-10-03
Reference no.7716

The Seacow Head Light is a lighthouse on the south-central coast of Prince Edward Island, Canada, west of Central Bedeque. It was built in 1864. The lighthouse was relocated in 1979 to avoid erosion. The lighthouse appeared in several episodes of the television series Road to Avonlea and was home to one of the series' main characters, Gus Pike.

The name "Seacow Head" was given in reference to the walrus, formerly abundant in nearby waters, and is not connected with Steller's Sea Cow or other Sirenia.