Plumb Point Lighthouse

Plumb Point Lighthouse
Plumb Point Lighthouse from the NE.
Plumb Point Lighthouse
Location Great Plumb Point, Palisadoes Peninsula, St Andrew, Jamaica[1]
Coordinates [2]
Year first lit 1853[3]
Foundation Concrete[3]
Construction Lower half stone and upper half cast iron[1]
Tower shape Conical
Focal height 70 feet (21 m)[1]
Range 25 miles (40 km)
Characteristic One flash every 9s, alternating red and white[1]
Admiralty number J5294[1]
NGA number 13908[1]
ARLHS number JAM-005[1]

Built in 1853 it is claimed that the light of Plumb Point Lighthouse has gone out only once since then, during the 1907 earthquake.[3] The 70 feet (21 m) stone and cast iron tower with lantern and gallery[1] shows a white light visible for about 40 km (25 mi) over the entrance of the eastern navigable channel[3] and a red light over the south channel which is visible for 20 km (12 mi)[4].

The entire lighthouse is painted white and is in the historic Port Royal Protected Area, which the government hopes to develop as a tourist attraction.[1] It is located about 8 km (5.0 mi) east of Port Royal and the entrance to Kingston Harbour.[1]

It is maintained by the Port Authority of Jamaica, an agency of the Ministry of Transport and Works.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Jamaica". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/jam.html. 
  2. ^ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica (12 sheets), 1958-1973.
  3. ^ a b c d Plumb Point Lighthouse, Jamaica National Heritage Trust, 2005.
  4. ^ Plumb Point Lighthouse, Frans Eijgenraam, 2000.

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