List of lighthouses in Ontario

This is a list of lighthouses in the province of Ontario, Canada.

Lighthouses
Name Image Water body Region Location Built Notes
Battle Island Light Lake Superior Northwestern Ontario Battle Island
48°45′06.5″N 87°33′26.4″W		 1911 [1]
Big Tub Lighthouse Lake Huron Southwestern Ontario Tobermory
45°15′27″N 81°40′22″W		 1885
Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse Detroit River Southwestern Ontario Bois Blanc Island
42°05′13″N 83°7′10″W		 1836 [2][3]
Burlington Canal Main Lighthouse Lake Ontario Southwestern Ontario Hamilton Harbour
43.29848°N 79.79522°W / 43.29848; -79.79522		 1858 [4]
Caribou Island Light Lake Superior Northwestern Ontario Caribou Island
47°20′23.1″N 85°49′33.1″W		 1912 [1]
Chantry Island Lighthouse Lake Huron Southwestern Ontario Chantry Island
44.48938°N 81.40194°W / 44.48938; -81.40194		 1859 [5]
Christian Island Lighthouse Lake Huron Central Ontario Christian Island
44.786639°N 80.156056°W / 44.786639; -80.156056		 1859 [6][7]
Colchester Reef Light (Lake Erie, West) Lake Erie Southwestern Ontario Colchester Reef
41°55′55.9″N 82°53′27.6″W		 1885 [2]
Cove Island Lighthouse Lake Huron Southwestern Ontario Cove Island
45.327080°N 81.735411°W / 45.327080; -81.735411		 1855
Gereaux Island Lightstation Georgian Bay Central Ontario Parry Sound
45.744497°N 80.659015°W / 45.744497; -80.659015		 1870 [8]
Gibraltar Point Lighthouse Lake Ontario Golden Horseshoe Toronto Islands
43.613667°N 79.385278°W / 43.613667; -79.385278		 1808
Goderich Lighthouse Lake Huron Southwestern Ontario Goderich
43.742179°N 81.724564°W / 43.742179; -81.724564		 1850 [9]
Grand Bend Lighthouse Lake Huron Southwestern Ontario Lambton Shores
43.313820°N 81.768029°W / 43.313820; -81.768029
Griffith Island Lighthouse Georgian Bay Southwestern Ontario Griffith Island
44.850568°N 80.891397°W / 44.850568; -80.891397		 1859 [10]
Gros Cap Reefs Light
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 Lake Superior Northeastern Ontario Sault Ste. Marie
46.51213°N 84.61524°W / 46.51213; -84.61524		 1953 [11]
Mimico Cruising Club Lighthouses Lake Ontario Golden Horseshoe Toronto
43.618126°N 79.481455°W / 43.618126; -79.481455		 1981 [12]
Ile Parisienne Light Lake Superior Northeastern Ontario Ile Parisienne
46.645278°N 84.724°W / 46.645278; -84.724		 1911
Killarney East Lighthouse Georgian Bay Northeastern Ontario Greater Sudbury
45.96819°N 81.48892°W / 45.96819; -81.48892		 1866 [13]
Kincardine Lighthouse Lake Huron Southwestern Ontario Kincardine
44.17708°N 81.63809°W / 44.17708; -81.63809		 1881
Lion's Head Light Georgian Bay Southeastern Ontario Lion's Head
44.99058°N 81.24808°W / 44.99058; -81.24808		 1903 (original)
1983 (current)
Mississagi Strait Lighthouse Lake Huron (Mississagi Strait) Northeastern Ontario Manitoulin Island
45.891539°N 83.225695°W / 45.891539; -83.225695		 1873 [14]
Mohawk Island Lighthouse Lake Erie Golden Horseshoe Dunnville
42.834055°N 79.522820°W / 42.834055; -79.522820		 1848 [15]
Nottawasaga Lighthouse Georgian Bay Southwestern Ontario Collingwood
44.53857°N 80.25869°W / 44.53857; -80.25869		 1858 [16][17]
Point Abino Light Tower Lake Erie Golden Horseshoe Crystal Beach
42.8361°N 79.0952°W / 42.8361; -79.0952		 1917
Point Clark Lighthouse Lake Huron Southwestern Ontario Point Clark
44.072854°N 81.757217°W / 44.072854; -81.757217		 1859
Pointe au Baril Lighthouse Georgian Bay Central Ontario Pointe au Baril
45.559136°N 80.503532°W / 45.559136; -80.503532		 1889 [18]
Port Burwell Marine Museum and Historic Lighthouse Lake Erie Southwestern Ontario Port Burwell
42.644722°N 80.805833°W / 42.644722; -80.805833		 1840
Port Dalhousie Lighthouse Lake Ontario Golden Horseshoe St. Catharines
43.2078°N 79.2633°W / 43.2078; -79.2633		 1833 [19]
Port Dover Lighthouse Lake Erie Golden Horseshoe Port Dover
42.78111°N 80.20183°W / 42.78111; -80.20183		 1845 [20]
Presqu'île Point Lighthouse Lake Ontario Eastern Ontario Presqu'ile Provincial Park
43.997867°N 77.675647°W / 43.997867; -77.675647		 1840 [4]
Queen's Wharf Lighthouse Lake Ontario Golden Horseshoe Toronto
43.635889°N 79.404972°W / 43.635889; -79.404972		 1838
Strawberry Island Lighthouse Lake Huron Northeastern Ontario Strawberry Island
45.973440°N 81.854124°W / 45.973440; -81.854124		 1881
Thames River Light Lake St. Clair Southwestern Ontario Lakeshore, Ontario
42.317514°N 82.453297°W / 42.317514; -82.453297		 1818
Toronto Harbour Light Lake Ontario Golden Horseshoe Toronto
43.613545°N 79.34339°W / 43.613545; -79.34339		 1974
Windmill Point Light Saint Lawrence River Eastern Ontario Prescott
44.72091°N 75.48714°W / 44.72091; -75.48714		 1830 [21]

See also

References
  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Western Ontario". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southwestern Ontario". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  3. "Burlington Canal Main Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  4. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southeastern Ontario". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  5. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: West Central Ontario (Lake Huron Area)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  6. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Central Ontario (Georgian Bay Area)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  7. "Gros Cap Reef Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  8. "Gereaux Island Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  9. Gateman, Laura M. (2006). Canadian Lighthouses: From Goderich to Christian Island. Bruce County Historical Society. p. 30. ISBN 0969089937.
  10. "Griffith Island Lighthouse « Bruce Coast Lighthouses in Ontario". www.brucecoastlighthouses.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-20. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  11. "Gros Cap Reef Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  12. (PDF). 2012-03-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20120321194309/http://www.mimicocruisingclub.com/files/CT01718_MMCweb.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2018-12-01. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. "Killarney East Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  14. "Mississagi Strait Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  15. "Mohawk Island Lighthouse". www.pc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  16. "Nottawasaga Island Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  17. "The Early Years – Nottawasaga Lighthouse Preservation Society". www.nlps.info. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  18. "Pointe au Baril Range Front Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  19. "Port Dalhousie Range Rear Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  20. "Port Dover Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  21. "Windmill Point Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
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