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Thistle Fire Tower

History

Heavy steel; square cupola; lower ladder removed as of 1985; proposed as a
repeater station. The tower no longer appears on North Bay topographic map
(31L). Appears on Department of Lands and Forests Tower Detection System
Map (1963).

Current UTM coordinates courtesy of Cindy Coles.

Tags
  • Steel Tower
  • Abandoned
  • Ontario
  • ATV
  • Backcountry
  • Off-road
  • Off-trail
  • Snow
Map
Contributions
  • Cindy Cole
  • Robert Eno
Discussion

Location

Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part, ON, Canada

Year Built

NA

Elevation

Unknown

Coordinates

46° 38' 39.12" N
80° 1' 56.172" W

Status

Abandoned

Verification Status

Not Verified

Published

Mar 1, 2024 @ 19:45

Last modified

Mar 1, 2024 @ 19:45

Thistle Fire Tower

Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part, ON, Canada

History

Heavy steel; square cupola; lower ladder removed as of 1985; proposed as a
repeater station. The tower no longer appears on North Bay topographic map
(31L). Appears on Department of Lands and Forests Tower Detection System
Map (1963).

Current UTM coordinates courtesy of Cindy Coles.

Tags

  • Steel Tower
  • Abandoned

Details

Location

Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part, ON, Canada

Year Built

NA

Elevation

Unknown

Latitude

46.6442

Longitude

-80.03227

Status

Abandoned

Verification Status

Not Verified

Published

Mar 1, 2024 @ 19:45

Updated

Mar 1, 2024 @ 19:45

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