Plumb Point Lighthouse
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Plumb Point Lighthouse from the NE.
 Plumb Point Lighthouse
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| Location | Great Plumb Point, Palisadoes Peninsula, St Andrew, Jamaica[1] |
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| Coordinates | 17°55′43″N 76°46′42″W / 17.9286656°N 76.778217°WCoordinates: 17°55′43″N 76°46′42″W / 17.9286656°N 76.778217°W[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][verification needed].
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]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Aerial views.
- Photos: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9].
- Historic photo.
- Port Authority of Jamaica (flash)
[edit] References
- ^ 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.
- ^ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica (12 sheets), 1958-1973.
- ^ a b c d Plumb Point Lighthouse, Jamaica National Heritage Trust, 2005.
- ^ Plumb Point Lighthouse, Frans Eijgenraam, 2000.
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