The Headland of Point Riche is located near the community of Port aux Choix on the Northern Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Point Riche to Cape Bonavista was the defining points of coastline where the French could fish around the coast of Newfoundland which is called the French Shore.
A "pepperpot" lighthouse was built in 1892 which is still active today. The white wooden tower is octagonal pyramidal in shape, the lantern room is painted red. The structure is 19 metres tall. Its light characteristic is a flash every 5 seconds, emitted at a focal plane height of 29 m. It is maintained by the Port au Choix National Historic Site.
The keeper's dwelling burned down in the 1970s.[1]