Fisgard Lighthouse

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Fisgard Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, notable as the first permanent lighthouse on Canada’s west coast and now a National Historic Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ
architecturalStyle brick tower lighthouse ⓘ
associatedWith Esquimalt naval base ⓘ
linked to: CFB Esquimalt

Royal Navy ⓘ
attachedBuilding keeper’s dwelling ⓘ
automated yes ⓘ
automationDate 1929 ⓘ
category Buildings and structures in Greater Victoria, British Columbia ⓘ
Lighthouses in British Columbia ⓘ
National Historic Sites in British Columbia ⓘ
completionDate 1860 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1859 ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
firstLit 1860 ⓘ
focalHeight approximately 21.3 metres ⓘ
governingBody Parks Canada ⓘ
hasGallery yes ⓘ
hasLantern yes ⓘ
height approximately 14.6 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 1958 ⓘ
inception 1860 ⓘ
lightCharacteristic flashing white light ⓘ
lightRange approximately 10 nautical miles ⓘ
locatedIn British Columbia ⓘ
Colwood, British Columbia ⓘ
Esquimalt Harbour ⓘ
Vancouver Island ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site ⓘ
locatedNear Victoria, British Columbia ⓘ
locatedOnWaterbody Strait of Juan de Fuca ⓘ
linked to: Juan de Fuca Strait
managingOrganization Parks Canada ⓘ
materialUsed brick ⓘ
stone ⓘ
namedAfter HMS Fisgard ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
operator Canadian Coast Guard ⓘ
ownedBy Government of Canada ⓘ
partOf Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site ⓘ
significantEvent first permanent lighthouse on Canada’s west coast ⓘ
status active aid to navigation ⓘ
towerShape tapered cylindrical tower ⓘ
usedFor historical interpretation ⓘ
maritime navigation ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
visitorAccess causeway from Fort Rodd Hill ⓘ

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Colwood → hasLandmark → Fisgard Lighthouse ⓘ
Esquimalt Harbour → near → Fisgard Lighthouse ⓘ
Colwood, British Columbia → hasHistoricSite → Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site ⓘ
linked to: Fisgard Lighthouse
Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site → hasPart → Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site ⓘ
linked to: Fisgard Lighthouse
Royal Roads → nearbyLandmark → Fisgard Lighthouse ⓘ