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 17°55′43″N 76°46′42″W / 17.9286656°N 76.778217°W / 17.9286656; -76.778217Coordinates: 17°55′43″N 76°46′42″W / 17.9286656°N 76.778217°W / 17.9286656; -76.778217[2]
Year first lit 1853[3]
Foundation concrete[3]
Construction lower half stone and upper half cast iron[1]
Tower shape two stages tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower, red lantern roof
Height 21 metres (69 ft)
Focal height 21 metres (69 ft)[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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Jamaica". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  2. ↑ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica (12 sheets), 1958-1973.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Plumb Point Lighthouse, Jamaica National Heritage Trust, 2005.
  4. ↑ Plumb Point Lighthouse, Frans Eijgenraam, 2000.

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