Grid: Lat/Lon h ddd°mm'ss.s" 
Datum: WGS 84

STAFFED LIGHTSTATIONS

                                                Altitude
Lighthouse      Position                        of Lens
-------------  -----------------------------   ---------
Addenbroke Is   N 51 36 11.9   W 127 51 49.7    24.0 m
Boat Bluff      N 52 38 36.5   W 128 31 21.2    11.5 m
Bonilla Is      N 53 29 34.0   W 130 38 09.0    36.6 m
Cape Beale      N 48 47 12.0   W 125 12 50.8    50.8 m
Cape Mudge      N 49 59 54.8   W 125 11 44.2    17.7 m
Cape Scott      N 50 46 57.2   W 128 25 32.8    69.9 m
Carmanah Pt     N 48 36 42.4   W 124 45 04.8    55.6 m
Chatham Pt      N 50 20 00.3   W 125 26 25.7    6.40 m
Chrome Is       N 49 28 19.9   W 124 41 06.7    14.0 m
Dryad Pt        N 52 11 07.2   W 128 06 36.0    11.6 m
Egg Is          N 51 14 53.7   W 127 50 01.5    88.4 m
Entrance Is     N 49 12 33.1   W 123 48 29.3    19.0 m
Estevan Pt      N 49 22 58.7   W 126 32 38.5    37.5 m
Green Is        N 54 34 06.8   W 130 42 31.5    19.2 m
Ivory Is        N 52 16 10.9   W 128 24 18.0    20.3 m
Langara Pt      N 54 15 23.0   W 133 03 30.0    48.8 m
Lennard Is      N 49 06 37.5   W 125 55 24.7    35.1 m
McInnes Is      N 52 15 41.2   W 128 43 18.4    29.5 m
Merry Is        N 49 28 03.5   W 123 54 40.0    18.3 m
Nootka          N 49 35 33.5   W 126 36 55.4    30.9 m
Pachena Pt      N 48 43 20.2   W 125 05 50.7    46.9 m
Pine Is         N 50 58 32.2   W 127 43 40.7    28.3 m
Pulteney Pt     N 50 37 49.9   W 127 09 17.6    12.2 m
Quatsino        N 50 26 28.3   W 128 01 56.8    28.4 m
Scarlett Pt     N 50 51 38.0   W 127 36 44.5    23.8 m
Trial Is        N 48 23 42.3   W 123 18 18.6    28.3 m
Triple Is       N 54 17 40.7   W 130 52 49.8    28.0 m

                                                Altitude
Lighthouse      Position                        of Lens
-------------  -----------------------------   ---------
Active Pass     N 48 52 24.5   W 123 17 24.5    17.4 m
Albert Hd       N 48 23 11.2   W 123 28 41.4          
Amphitrite Pt   N 48 55 16.1   W 125 32 28.2    15.2 m
Ballenas Is     N 49 21 02.0   W 124 09 36.8    21.3 m
Bare Pt         N 48 55 47.0   W 123 42 17.0    9.30 m
Barrett Rk      N 54 14 33.5   W 130 20 38.2    6.70 m
Berens Is       N 48 25 27.0   W 123 23 30.0    6.10 m
Brockton Pt     N 49 18 03.2   W 123 07 01.2    12.5 m
Cape St. James  N 51 56 10.0   W 131 00 52.0    96.0 m
Capilano        N 49 19 13.8   W 123 08 50.8          
Discovery Is    N 48 25 28.3   W 123 13 32.7    28.3 m
Fiddle Rf       N 48 25 45.6   W 123 17 02.1    7.10 m
Fisgard         N 48 25 49.4   W 123 26 51.2    21.6 m
Gallows Pt      N 49 10 12.2   W 123 55 04.8    7.20 m
Holland Rk      N 54 10 20.4   W 130 21 39.7    6.90 m
Lawyer Is       N 54 06 46.0   W 130 20 36.5    38.4 m
Lucy Is         N 54 17 44.6   W 130 36 31.4    21.6 m
Pilot Bay       N 49 38 18.0   W 116 53 05.4          
Pointer Is      N 52 03 38.4   W 127 56 53.9    11.9 m
Porlier Pass    N 49 00 47.2   W 123 35 04.4    6.80 m
Portlock Pt     N 48 49 41.0   W 123 21 02.0    15.5 m
Prospect Pt     N 49 18 50.4   W 123 08 29.1    11.5 m
Pt Atkinson     N 49 19 49.4   W 123 15 52.9    32.9 m
Race Rk         N 48 17 52.9   W 123 34 53.1    36.0 m
Sand Hds        N 49 05 15.4   W 123 18 36.0          
Saturna Is      N 48 46 58.8   W 123 02 45.0    31.1 m
Sheringham Pt   N 48 22 36.1   W 123 55 15.9    21.9 m
Sisters Isl     N 49 29 12.3   W 124 26 05.2    21.3 m
Triangle Is     N 50 51 45.3   W 129 04 55.7           

These files contain the BC lighthouse waypoint information in GPX format.  Several of the newer GPS applications use this format for exchanging GPS data.

You can open these files with the free EasyGPS software and use it to send data to your GPS unit.  Even without a GPS, you can use Easy GPS to view online road maps with the lighthouse locations marked, and also access online topographic maps of the area. 

Note: In order to download these files, you may need to right-click on the file links and choose "Save target as..." or "Save link as ..." from the pop-up menu.

GPX Files

Staffed Lightstations:
stf-bclh.gpx

Automated Lights:
aut-bclh.gpx

All Lighthouses:
all-bclh.gpx

Follow these instructions to import the BC lighthouse pushpins into Microsoft Streets & Trips 2002 (or newer version):

1. Download the bc-lights.csv and bc-autolights.csv files and save them where you can find them on your computer. (The My Documents folder would be a good place.)  
   Note: In order to download these files, you may need to right-click on the file links and choose "Save target as..." or "Save link as ..." from the pop-up menu.
2. Start your Streets & Trips software.
3. On the menu bar select Data > Import Data Wizard.
4. Select the file you wish to import (bc-lights.csv or bc-autolights.csv). Click Open.
5. Select Comma as the character that separates your fields. Then click Next. 
6. Select Canada as the Country/Region and make sure the box beside "First row contains column headings" is checked. Then click Finish. Repeat steps 3 to 6 for each file you wish to import.
7. The BC lighthouses will appear on the map as white "pushpins". Follow these steps to change the appearance of the lighthouses on the map:
   • If the Legend and Overview panel is not showing on the left side of the window, select View > Legend and Overview on the menu bar.
   • Double-click on the name of the file listed under Pushpins under the small overview map.
   • Choose a different symbol from the drop-down list of symbols. Then Click OK. (In the picture above the staffed lighthouses use small yellow circles and the automated lights use small white circles.)
8. If you double-click on the lighthouse pushpins on the map, the name of the lighthouse will appear in a "balloon".  Click the small x to close the balloon.

Street & Trips Files

Staffed Lightstations:
bc-lights.csv

Although Topo USA lacks map detail for Canada, the software can be used to upload the lighthouse waypoints to a GPS unit. 

Follow these instructions to import the BC lighthouse waypoints into Delorme Topo USA 4.0  ( or newer version):

1. Download the bclights.an1 file and save it where you can find it on your computer. (The My Documents folder would be a good place.)
2. Start your Topo USA software.
3. Select the MapData tab near the bottom of the window.
4. Click the Data button on the right side. Then click Add...
5. Select the bclights.an1 file then click the Add button.
6. The lighthouses will show up on the map and can be uploaded to a GPS unit in the normal manner.

Topo USA Files

All Lighthouses:
bclights.an1

These files contain the BC lighthouse waypoints for use with Garmin MapSource software.

MapSource Files

Staffed Lightstations:
stf-bclh.mps

All Lighthouses:
all-bclh.mps

Sharing your GPS

With Franson GpsGate you can share your GPS with two or more mapping applications on one computer or across a network.  Also, the virtual COM ports that it creates allow you to use a Garmin USB connection with software (like Streets & Trips) that normally requires the GPS to be on a serial port. More information...