St. Peters Island Lighthouse, Prince Edward Island

This is the most difficult of all lights on PEI to view as it is located on a small Island off the south shore in the Northumberland Strait. It is possible to walk out to St. Peters Island at low tide. A trip out to the light and back will take about two and a half hours on foot. The St. Peters Island light was built in 1880 and was completed in time to be put in operation at the opening of navigation in 1881. The tower, a square wooden building with a height of thirty-eight feet was originally placed on the most westerly point of the island from where it showed a fixed-red light at an elevation of forty-eight feet above high water. During the winter of 1883-1884, the lighthouse was relocated from the western side of the lighthouse to the southern side of the island, about a mile southeast from its former site. At the opening of navigation in 1898, the fixed-red light was replaced by an occulting white light that showed for six seconds out of every thirty seconds. The tower was manned until 1947 when it was electrified. The light is currently (as of July 2012) in use and is now solar powered. Latitude: 46.11702 Longitude: -63.18054