White Head Island
White Head Island is located in New Brunswick
White Head Island
White Head Island
Location in the Bay of Fundy
Geography
LocationBay of Fundy
Coordinates44°37′52.6″N 66°42′28.63″W / 44.631278°N 66.7079528°W / 44.631278; -66.7079528
ArchipelagoGrand Manan Archipelago
Area6.17 km2 (2.38 sq mi)
Administration
Canada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyCharlotte
ParishGrand Manan Parish
Demographics
Population162 (2011)[1]
Pop. density26.3/km2 (68.1/sq mi)
Long Point Lighthouse
Long Point Lighthouse at the southern tip of White Head Island
Constructed1966 Edit this on Wikidata
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionconcrete tower
Height11 m (36 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapequadrangular tower with balcony and lantern rising from the fog signal building[2]
Markingswhite tower, red lantern
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard[3][4]
Fog signal2s. blast every 20s.
Focal height15.5 m (51 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicIso W 12s Edit this on Wikidata

White Head Island is an island located in the Bay of Fundy. It is off the east coast of Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick. In 2011 the island had a population of 162. White Head Island was governed as a local service district[1] prior to the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reform.

Its economy is based largely around aquaculture and fishing.[5]

The island has an elementary school which has kindergarten to grade 2 and grades 3 to 6 in two separate classrooms. Recently there have been efforts to move children to the larger Grand Manan Community School however the younger grades remain on White Head due to the ferry crossing. It's the smallest school within the Anglophone South School District of Southern New Brunswick.

Coastal Transport Limited provides car ferry service between White Head and Grand Manan. The ferry William Frankland operates year-round and is free of charge.[6]

Until 2022 the community had a small general store located at the dock where the ferry arrives at the island.

There is a Baptist church on the island that was completed in 1981. However, there are records of a religious house in use until 1928, when the second of three churches was dedicated.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "White Head, New Brunswick. Census Profile". 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  2. ↑ List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
  3. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southern New Brunswick". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  4. ↑ Long Point, NB Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved 23 March 2017
  5. ↑ "...things to do while on Grand Manan". ambleinncottages.com/. September 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  6. ↑ "White Head Schedule". Coastal Transport. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "White Head Baptist Church". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2017-05-01.


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