Lover's Leap Lighthouse

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Lover's Leap Lighthouse
Location Lover's Leap, St Elizabeth, Jamaica
Coordinates 17°52′09″N 77°39′38″W / 17.8692255°N 77.6605994°W / 17.8692255; -77.6605994Coordinates: 17°52′09″N 77°39′38″W / 17.8692255°N 77.6605994°W / 17.8692255; -77.6605994[1]
Year first lit Unknown[2]
Tower shape Cylindrical tower with lantern and octagonal gallery
Markings / pattern Tower painted with red and white horizontal bands; lantern white; gallery red[2]
Height 100 feet (30 m)[2]
Focal height 530 metres (1,740 ft))[2]
Characteristic white flash every 10s[2]
Admiralty number J5314[2]
NGA number 14124[2]
ARLHS number JAM-003[2]

Built by the Engineering Department of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Lover’s Leap Lighthouse is Jamaica's most recent.[3] It is a 100 feet (30 m) tall cylindrical steel(?) tower with lantern and octagonal gallery.[2] It is powered by three different power sources: a generator, electricity and a set of batteries.[3]

It is the highest lighthouse in the Western Hemisphere being located at the top of a spectacular vertical cliff; the surrounding area has been developed as a tourist attraction, with a restaurant and observation deck near the lighthouse.[2]

It is maintained by the Port Authority of Jamaica, an agency of the Ministry of Transport and Works,[2] and is on the list of designated National Heritage Sites in Jamaica.

See also

List of lighthouses in Jamaica

External links

References

  1. ↑ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica (12 sheets), 1958-1973.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 Rowlett, Russ (2008-10-20). "Lighthouses of Jamaica". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lovers' Leap Lighthouse, Jamaica National Heritage Trust, 2005.
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