Cape Race Lighthouse
Cape Race is a point of land located at the southeastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Its name is thought to come from the original Portuguese name for this cape, Raso, meaning flat or low-lying. The Cape appeared on early sixteenth century maps as Cabo Raso and its name may derive from a cape of the same name at the mouth of the Tagus River in Portugal. The cape was the location of the Cape Race LORAN-C transmitter until the system was decommissioned in 2010. It is also home to the Cape Race Lighthouse, notable for having received the distress call from Titanic.
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How a small light bulb shines saving light off Cape Race
For more than 110 years, the lighthouse at Cape Race on Newfoundland's Southern Shore has been the first, or last, beacon ships see as they cross the Atlantic Ocean.
In all those years, the same intricate system has served as the guiding light, much the same as when it was first built in 1907.
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Cape Race Lighthouse atop & view
A view of how the freznel lens can make a big beam from a small light. Drive mechanism operation. The Beautiful lens. Atlantic view from 88 steps up from the ground. The interpretive center in view with history of the Titanic wireless SOS being received here in 1912.
Six String Nation Elements: Cape Race Lighthouse
David Myrick takes us right up inside the lighthouse at the site where the Titanic's distress signal was first received in 1912 and introduces us to his cousins Noel and Shawn, the current generation of Myricks who man the lighthouse.
Video shot by Geoff Siskind.
Cape Race Newfoundland
Went on a small road trip to a light house in Cape Race Newfoundland.
Was quite windy. Using a Mavic Pro.
Cape Race, Newfoundland. Light revolving in the lighthouse. 100th Anniversary of the Titanic.
Cape Race, Newfoundland. April 15th, 2012. It was the 100th anniversary of the sinking of The Titanic. In the many times that we have been to Cape Race, this was the first time that we had seen the light in operation, and flashing. It was quite the experience! Video by Derek Pelley
Cape North Lighthouse - Canada Museum of Science and Technology
In 1856 the British Government's Trinity House, the official lighthouse authority for all British waters, installed a lighthouse at Cape Race point in Newfoundland. The red checkerboard pattern was chosen to make sure the lighthouse was visible in dense fogs and against the often snowy landscape. In 1908, when a larger lighthouse was built at Cape Race, the lighthouse were disassembled and shipped to Nova Scotia, to be reused at Cape North on the Cabot Strait of Cape Breton Island. The original Cape North Lighthouse overlooked one of the most frequented coastlines in the world for cargo ships, fishing, and mail delivery. It was also the first sign of land for millions of immigrants after a grueling trans-Atlantic crossing. Before being converted to electric power, the light was powered by a coal oil lamp and the massive hyper-radiant lens, floating in a bed of mercury, was turned by a clockwork mechanism. The lighthouse keeper had to maintain the lighthouse daily, cleaning the lens and rewinding the clockwork every few hours. The lighthouse operated at Cape North for over 70 years, until it was acquired by the Canada Science and Technology Museum in 1980. Today, the tower, standing 29 metres tall, overlooks the museum grounds, surrounded by limestone rocks that evoke memories of its former home. The Fresnel lens, made by Chance Brothers in England is so effective that a single 60watt bulb is enough to send beams of lights, every 7.5 seconds, across the entire neighbourhood. During summer months, guided tours take museum visitors to the interior of this landmark of Canada's maritime history.
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A 14-year-old boy from Cape Race, Newfoundland was first to receive the Titanic's distress signal
Telegrapher David Myrick reflects on the time his great uncle Jimmy -- then only 14 years old -- received the Titanic's first distress signal in Cape Race, Newfoundland and Labrador. Located 300 miles due south of the Titanic wreck, Cape Race is a rugged, mysterious land mass often wreathed in fog. From here, numerous successful research expeditions to the fateful site have been made over the years. Today, a century on, visitors can explore the Myrick Wireless Interpretation Centre and remember a time when the unthinkable happened to the world's only unsinkable ship.
Cape Race, Newfoundland 2001
Site of first wireless message to reach land in North America of the S.O.S. from R.M.S. Titanic in the early hours of Mon. April 15, 1912, that the ship was sinking and required assistance.
Lighthouse at Ferryland, Newfoundland, Canada
Lighthouse at Ferryland, Newfoundland, Canada
Cape Anguille Lighthouse Inn
Cape Anguille Lighthouse Inn
Cape Jourimain Lighthouse July 2017
Some video of the Cape Jourimain Lighthouse taken July 8th, 2017. Restoration of this historic structure is well underway but not finished as of the date of recording. The tower was moved back a considerable distance from it's previous location where it was dangerously close to the eroding shoreline. It is on a new concrete foundation and has clearly seen considerable repairs. I will revisit this one once the work is complete. To see what this tower looked like before check out my video from 2014:
a windy day at Cape Race, NL lighthouse after hurricane maria
A video of the sea at Cape Race, NL Canada lighthouse the day after hurricane Maria taken Sept 17 2011.
Cape Race, Newfoundland. The sea breathes. October, 2011. Autumn fantasy
A view of Cape Race, Newfoundland on a great day in October, 2011. Watch the sea breathe in and out! Video taken by Derek Pelley.
Whales near Cape Race, Newfoundland
As we were rounding Cape Race, Newfoundland we came across a group of whales feeding on capelin. There were a lot of birds as well feeding on the same capelin. The whales were very close to the boat. Truly amazing. Last February we saw them again (breaching) of the coast of Dominican Republic (Silver and Navidad Bank) where they breed. The squeaky sound you hear is our autopilot..
Aerial scenery around Cape Race, Newfoundland
Primarily aerial footage of conducting biological field research at Cape Race, NL. Our lab studies brook trout in Cape Race streams to address questions in fish ecology, evolution and conservation. The place is exceptionally beautiful when the (occasional) sun is out! Never a shortage of fresh air.
Cape Tormentine Range Front Lighthouse, New Brunswick
This is the front light of the Cape Tormentine outer wharf range lights, located in Cape Tormentine , New Brunswick. The present front light, a short pepper-pot style tower, was put in place in the 1940s. The Light was decommissioned after the completion of the Confederation Bridge in 1997, when the Cape Tormentine to Borden Ferry service was discontinued, but was but back in service the following year at the request of local fishermen.
Cape Race, Newfoundland
Windy and deserted and cold day at Cape Race Newfoundland.
Our Adventure in Cape Spear
Perched on a rugged cliff at our continent's most easterly point of North America lies Cape Spear Lighthouse – the oldest surviving lighthouse in the province and an iconic symbol of Newfoundland and Labrador's mariner history.