Musquash, New Brunswick
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This article is about the community. For the geographic parish, former local service district, and census subdivision, see Musquash Parish, New Brunswick.
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.
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Location | Musquash Head, New Brunswick, Canada |
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Coordinates | 45°08′37″N 66°14′14″W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1959 |
Foundation | concrete base |
Construction | concrete tower |
Automated | 1980s |
Height | 14.3 m (47 ft) |
Shape | octagonal tapered truncated tower with balcony and lantern[1] |
Markings | white tower with a red horizontal band in the upper part, red lantern |
Power source | solar power |
Operator | Musquash Head Lightstation Inc.[2][3] |
Fog signal | 4s. blast every 60s. |
Light | |
First lit | 1959 |
Focal height | 35 m (115 ft) |
Range | 20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 3s |
Original lighthouse | |
Constructed | 1879 |
Foundation | concrete base |
Construction | wooden tower |
Shape | square truncated tower rising from keeper’s house |
Markings | white tower with a red horizontal band, red lantern |
Deactivated | 1959 |
Focal height | 34 m (112 ft) |
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