St. Andrews North Point Lighthouse

St. Andrews Lighthouse in August, 2021
Location	Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada
Coordinates	45°04′06″N 67°03′02″W / 45.06842°N 67.050513°W / 45.06842; -67.050513
Tower
Constructed	1833 (first)
Construction	wooden tower (first) metal skeletal tower (current)
Height	9 metres (30 ft) (first) 11.9 metres (39 ft) (current)
Shape	octagonal piramidal with balcony and lantern (first) quadrangular skeletal tower (current)
Markings	white tower, red lantern (first) red tower (current)
Power source	solar power
Operator	Town of St. Andrews[2]
Light
Deactivated	1938 (first)
Focal height	7 metres (23 ft) (current)
Range	4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi)[1]
Characteristic	Fl R 4s

The St. Andrews North Point Lighthouse is an active lighthouse in St. Andrews, New Brunswick on the southern tip of the peninsula in the Passamaquoddy Bay; it is commonly known as Pendlebury Lighthouse from the name of the family who took care of it.

History

The first lighthouse was built in 1833 and consisted of a white wooden octagonal pyramidal tower with balcony and red lantern. In 1840 the foundation were secured and the lantern was changed because it was deemed to be unfit. In 1842 John Pendlebury was transferred from Machias Seal Island to become the second keeper of the lighthouse, beginning a family dynasty of keepers until 1938 when the light was decommissioned.^[3]

The active lighthouse is 75 metres (246 ft) offshore, white quadrangular metal skeletal tower 11.9 metres (39 ft) high on concrete base. The light is positioned at 7 metres (23 ft) above sea level and emits one red flash in a 4 seconds period visible up to a distance of 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi). The old lighthouse is managed by St. Andrews Civic Trust Inc.

Keepers

• James Smith (1833 – 1842)
• John Pendlebury (1842 – 1855)
• George A. Pendlebury (1855 – 1889)
• William J. Pendlebury (1889 – 1916)
• Mary A. Pendlebury (1916)
• Emma Pendlebury (1917 – 1938)