Seacow Head Light facts for kids
 Seacow Head Light
Location in Prince Edward Island
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| Location | Summerside, Prince Edward Island Canada |
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| Coordinates | 46°18′56.6″N 63°48′36.2″W / 46.315722°N 63.810056°W |
| Year first constructed | 1864 |
| Construction | wooden tower |
| Tower shape | octagonal tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower, red lacony and lantern |
| Height | 18.3 metres (60 ft) |
| Focal height | 27 metres (89 ft) |
| Range | 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (3) W 12s. |
| Admiralty number | H1046 |
| CHS number | CCG 1018 |
| NGA number | 8308 |
| ARLHS number | CAN-453 |
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.
Keepers
- Malcolm MacFarlane 1865 – 1867
- Thomas P. Huestis 1867 – 1872
- James Wright 1872 – 1873
- Peter O’Ronaghan (Ranahan) 1873 – 1917
- E. O’Ronaghan 1917 – 1919
- Thomas J. Ranahan 1919 – 1946
- Walter Richards 1946 - 1959
- William Sherry 1959 - 1967
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