Is Gibraltar Point Lighthouse really haunted?

Visitors rate Gibraltar Point Lighthouse at 77.8 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale.

Where is Gibraltar Point Lighthouse located?

The address is Lakeshore Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. GPS coordinates: 43.61366054, -79.38532619.

What kind of haunted place is Gibraltar Point Lighthouse?

Gibraltar Point Lighthouse is listed under Lighthouses in our Ontario section.

What is the nearest town to Gibraltar Point Lighthouse?

Toronto, ON is the closest town, about 4.0 miles away, with Swansea (4.3 mi.) and New Toronto (5.8 mi.) also nearby.

Gibraltar Point Lighthouse - Toronto, ON

The 1808 Gibraltar Point Lighthouse on the Toronto Islands is the oldest existing Great Lakes lighthouse, and it has a mysterious legend. Its ghost is said to be first keeper John Paul Radelmüller, who was murdered on January 2, 1815 by intoxicated Fort York soldiers looking for bootlegged beer. Stories say the soldiers chased him up the stairs, knocked him out, then chopped him up and buried him. John Henry and John Blowman were charged of the crime but acquitted, and in 1893, a coffin was found buried nearby with only a jawbone inside. No one knows whether this was Radelmüller's remains, but a misty apparition of him is said to appear, sometimes moaning, on misty nights.

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Geographic Information

Address

Lakeshore Ave
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
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GPS

43.61366054, -79.38532619

Nearest Towns

Toronto, ON (4.0 mi.)
Swansea, ON (4.3 mi.)
New Toronto, ON (5.8 mi.)
Mimico, ON (5.8 mi.)
Leaside, ON (6.0 mi.)
Forest Hill, ON (6.2 mi.)
York, ON (7.1 mi.)
Long Branch, ON (7.7 mi.)
Weston, ON (8.3 mi.)
Downsview, ON (8.6 mi.)

Quick Answers

Is Gibraltar Point Lighthouse really haunted?: Visitors rate Gibraltar Point Lighthouse at 77.8 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale.
Where is Gibraltar Point Lighthouse located?: The address is Lakeshore Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. GPS coordinates: 43.61366054, -79.38532619.
What kind of haunted place is Gibraltar Point Lighthouse?: Gibraltar Point Lighthouse is listed under Lighthouses in our Ontario section.
What is the nearest town to Gibraltar Point Lighthouse?: Toronto, ON is the closest town, about 4.0 miles away, with Swansea (4.3 mi.) and New Toronto (5.8 mi.) also nearby.

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