Battle Island Light is a lighthouse on the Canadian shore of Lake Superior. It is located on the westerly point of Battle Island, 28.5 miles (45.9 km) east-northeast from Lamb Island Light.

Battle Island Light
Battle Island Lighthouse
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LocationBattle Island, Ontario
Coordinates48°45′06.5″N 87°33′26.4″W / 48.751806°N 87.557333°W / 48.751806; -87.557333
Tower
Constructed1877 (first)
Constructionwooden-frame (first)
poured concrete tower (current)
Automated1991
Height43 feet (13 m)
Shapetapered octagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower, red lantern
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard[1]
Light
First lit1911 (current)
Focal height117 feet (36 m)
Range18 miles (29 km)
CharacteristicFl (3) W 24s.

It was built as a white light, visible for 18 miles (29 km) in clear weather. When built, it operated as a bright flash, four-second interval, bright flash, four-second interval, and then bright flash, 16-second interval, with a concurrent lower-strength light operating at 12-seconds constant/ 12 seconds eclipsed. Its fog horn (originally referred to as a "fog diaphone") blasted for 3½ seconds and was then silent for 26½ seconds.[2] The lighthouse was rebuilt in 1915–16 in response to increased demand from local wood pulp carriers and commercial fishing boats.

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  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Western Ontario". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  2. ^ U.S. Lake Survey (1916). "Lake Superior". Bulletin no. 25: survey of northern and western lakes. Detroit, MI: U.S. Lake Survey Office. p. 99.
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