I found this lighthouse because I wondered if there were any lighthouses in the world located on a place called "Rocky Point". So there's at least one.
This is the, as might be figured out, the Rocky Point Lighthouse in Harbour Breton, which is on the island of Newfoundland and in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Here's a locator map for Harbour Breton, showing where it's located on Newfoundland.
It's a bit harder to find the lighthouse itself, so I had some help from Lighthouse Friends.
Rocky Point (Harbour Breton) Lighthouse
This site has a nice complete history. The first lighthouse on the site burned down in 1881. The new one (which is the current one) was built later that year.
Here is the Parks Canada site on the lighthouse: Rocky Point Lighthouse. This site has a lot about the construction and architecture of the lighthouse.
It's not a really tall tower, only 9 meters.
And so to the pictures.
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