List of lighthouses in the Bahamas
This is a list of lighthouses in the Bahamas.[1][2]
Abaco Islands
[edit]Name | Image | Year built [1] | Location & coordinates | Class of Light [2] | Focal height [2] | NGA number [2] | Admiralty number [2] | Range nml [2] |
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Elbow Reef Lighthouse | ![]() | 1864 | Hope Town 26°32′23.3″N 76°57′43.4″W / 26.539806°N 76.962056°W | Fl (5) W 15s. | 37 metres (121 ft) | 11800 | J4572 | 23 |
Hole-in-the-Wall Lighthouse | ![]() | 1836 | Little Harbour 25°51′41.9″N 77°11′01.4″W / 25.861639°N 77.183722°W | Fl W 10s. | 51 metres (167 ft) | 11816 | J4580 | 23 |
Little Harbour Lighthouse | Image | 1889 est. | Little Harbour 26°19′49.2″N 76°59′43.5″W / 26.330333°N 76.995417°W | Fl W 4s. | 19 metres (62 ft) | 11808 | J4576 | 10 |
Acklins
[edit]Name | Image | Year built [1] | Location & coordinates | Class of Light [2] | Focal height [2] | NGA number [2] | Admiralty number [2] | Range nml [2] |
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Castle Island Lighthouse | Image | 1868 | Castle Island 22°07′35.1″N 74°19′42.0″W / 22.126417°N 74.328333°W | Fl (2) W 20s. | 40 metres (130 ft) | 12324 | J4782 | 22 |
Andros Island
[edit]Name | Image | Year built [1] | Location | Coordinates | Status [1] | Tower height [1] | ARLHS number [1] |
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Coakley Town Lighthouse | 1895 | Andros Town | 24°43′31.1″N 77°46′59.0″W / 24.725306°N 77.783056°W | inactive | 9 metres (30 ft) | BAH-017 |
Berry Islands
[edit]Name | Image | Year built [1] | Location & coordinates | Class of Light [2] | Focal height [2] | NGA number [2] | Admiralty number [2] | Range nml [2] |
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Great Stirrup Cay Lighthouse | ![]() | 1863 | Great Stirrup Cay 25°49′24.7″N 77°54′03.1″W / 25.823528°N 77.900861°W | Fl (2) W 20s. | 25 metres (82 ft) | 11940 | J4624 | 22 |
Whale Point Lighthouse | Image | 1920 | Whale Cay 25°23′41.7″N 77°48′01.2″W / 25.394917°N 77.800333°W | Fl W 4s. look inactive | 21 metres (69 ft) | 11952 | J4626 | 7 |
Bimini
[edit]Name | Image | Year built [1] | Location & coordinates | Class of Light [2] | Focal height [2] | NGA number [2] | Admiralty number [2] | Range nml [2] |
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Great Isaac Cay Lighthouse | ![]() | 1859 | Great Isaac Cay 26°01′47.1″N 79°05′4.5″W / 26.029750°N 79.084583°W | Fl W 15s. | 46 metres (151 ft) | 11900 | J4620 | 23 |
Gun Cay Lighthouse | ![]() | 1836 | South Bimini 25°34′24.4″N 79°17′48.0″W / 25.573444°N 79.296667°W | Fl W 10s. | 24 metres (79 ft) | 11916 | J4610 | 15 |
North Cat Cay breakwater Lighthouse | Image | 1933 | North Cat Cays 25°33′22.5″N 79°16′37.7″W / 25.556250°N 79.277139°W | Fl W 2s. | 3 metres (9.8 ft) | 11920 | J4608 | 5 |
North Rock Lighthouse | n/a | offshore North Bimini 25°47′54.8″N 79°15′27.0″W / 25.798556°N 79.257500°W | Fl W 3s. | 6 metres (20 ft) | 11904 | J4616 | 5 | |
South Riding Rock Lighthouse | n/a | South Bimini 25°15′45.2″N 79°08′56.7″W / 25.262556°N 79.149083°W | Fl W 5s. | 11 metres (36 ft) | 11924 | J4604 | 11 |
Cay Sal Bank
[edit]Name | Image | Year built [1] | Location | Coordinates | Status [1] | Tower height [1] | ARLHS number [1] |
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Cay Sal Lighthouse | ![]() | 1839 | Elbow Cays | 23°57′12.6″N 80°26′42.0″W / 23.953500°N 80.445000°W | inactive since 1940s | 18 metres (59 ft) | BAH-018 |
Crooked Island
[edit]Name | Image | Year built [1] | Location & coordinates | Class of Light [2] | Focal height [2] | NGA number [2] | Admiralty number [2] | Range nml [2] |
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Bird Rock Lighthouse | Image | 1876 | Crooked Island 22°50′43.1″N 74°21′35.1″W / 22.845306°N 74.359750°W | Fl (2) W 15s. | 34 metres (112 ft) | 12296 | J4792 | 22 |
Windsor Point Lighthouse | n/a | Long Cay 22°33′06.1″N 74°22′27.1″W / 22.551694°N 74.374194°W | Fl W 3s. | 11 metres (36 ft) | 12320 | J4788 | 8 |
Eleuthera
[edit]Name | Image | Year built [1] | Location & coordinates | Class of Light [2] | Focal height [2] | NGA number [2] | Admiralty number [2] | Range nml [2] |
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Egg Island Lighthouse | Image | 1891 est. | Egg Island 25°29′59.9″N 76°52′46.8″W / 25.499972°N 76.879667°W | Fl W 3s. | 34 metres (112 ft) | 12200 | J4678 | 12 |
Eleuthera Point Lighthouse | Image | 1903 est. | Eleuthera 24°36′55.1″N 76°08′45.8″W / 24.615306°N 76.146056°W | Fl W 4.6s. | 19 metres (62 ft) | 12208 | J4704 | 6 |
Man Island Lighthouse | n/a | Man Island 25°32′48.0″N 76°38′30.0″W / 25.546667°N 76.641667°W | FI(3) W 15s | 28 metres (92 ft) | 12204 | J4682 | 12 | |
North Palmetto Point Lighthouse | Image | 1992 | Eleuthera 25°10′49.0″N 76°11′24.2″W / 25.180278°N 76.190056°W | FF(1) W 5s | 22 metres (72 ft) | 12158 | J4705 | 12 |
Powell Point Lighthouse | n/a | Eleuthera 24°50′21.7″N 76°20′36.9″W / 24.839361°N 76.343583°W | Fl W 3s. | 12 metres (39 ft) | 12140 | J4700 | 8 | |
Six Shilling Cay Lighthouse | n/a | Eleuthera 25°16′23.0″N 76°54′27.3″W / 25.273056°N 76.907583°W | Fl W 8s. | 10 metres (33 ft) | 12172 | J4674 | 10 | |
Cupid Cay Lighthouse | Image | n/a | Governor's Harbour 25°11′37.0″N 76°15′06.7″W / 25.193611°N 76.251861°W | Fl W 4s. | 12 metres (39 ft) | 12160 | J4692 | 8 |
Exuma Sound
[edit]Name | Image | Year built | Location & coordinates | Class of Light [2] | Focal height [2] | NGA number [2] | Admiralty number [2] | Range nml [2] |
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Bennett's Harbor Lighthouse | n/a | Cat Island 24°33′35.5″N 75°38′21.2″W / 24.559861°N 75.639222°W | Fl W 4s. | 16 metres (52 ft) | 12220 | J4712 | 12 | |
Cape St. Maria Lighthouse | n/a | Long Island 23°40′33.3″N 75°20′27.2″W / 23.675917°N 75.340889°W | Fl W 3.3s. | 30 metres (98 ft) | 12260 | J4750 | 14 | |
Devils Point Lighthouse | n/a | Cat Island 24°07′19.0″N 75°27′53.5″W / 24.121944°N 75.464861°W | Fl W 5s. | 44 metres (144 ft) | 12236 | J4718 | 12 | |
Exuma Harbor Lighthouse | n/a | Exuma 23°33′31.6″N 75°48′12.3″W / 23.558778°N 75.803417°W | Fl W 5s. | 12 metres (39 ft) | 12244 | J4734 | 8 | |
Jewfish Cut Lighthouse | n/a | Exuma 23°27′12.7″N 75°57′21.6″W / 23.453528°N 75.956000°W | Fl W 2.5s. | 12 metres (39 ft) | 12256 | J4736 | 8 | |
Little San Salvador Lighthouse | n/a | Little San Salvador Island 24°33′47.3″N 75°56′02.3″W / 24.563139°N 75.933972°W | Fl W 2.4s. | 21 metres (69 ft) | 12212 | J4708 | 13 | |
Dixon Hill Lighthouse | ![]() | n/a | San Salvador Island 24°05′51.8″N 74°27′05.1″W / 24.097722°N 74.451417°W | Fl (2) W 10s. | 50 metres (160 ft) | 12288 | J4738 | 23 |
South Point Lighthouse | n/a | Long Island 22°51′29.8″N 74°51′19.7″W / 22.858278°N 74.855472°W | Fl W 2.5s. | 19 metres (62 ft) | 12280 | J4758 | 12 |
Grand Bahama
[edit]Name | Image | Year built | Location & coordinates | Class of Light [2] | Focal height [2] | NGA number [2] | Admiralty number [2] | Range nml [2] |
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Freeport West Breakwater Lighthouse | Image | n/a | Freeport 26°31′06.6″N 78°46′40.8″W / 26.518500°N 78.778000°W | Fl G 4s. | 7 metres (23 ft) | 11864 | J4596 | 6 |
High Rock Lighthouse | n/a | East Grand Bahama 26°37′17.5″N 78°16′52.0″W / 26.621528°N 78.281111°W | F W | 8 metres (26 ft) | 11836 | J4589 | 6 | |
Indian Cay Lighthouse | n/a | West End 26°43′03.0″N 79°00′05.5″W / 26.717500°N 79.001528°W | Fl W 6s. | 12 metres (39 ft) | 11892 | J4600 | 8 | |
Memory Rock Lighthouse | n/a | Grand Bahama 26°57′01.8″N 79°06′12.9″W / 26.950500°N 79.103583°W | Fl W 3s. | 11 metres (36 ft) | 11896 | J4602 | 11 | |
Pinder Point Range Front Lighthouse | n/a | Freeport 26°31′54.7″N 78°46′14.3″W / 26.531861°N 78.770639°W | F G | 81 metres (266 ft) | 11880 | J4595 | 11 | |
Pinder Point Range Rear Lighthouse | n/a | Freeport 26°32′29.8″N 78°45′58.7″W / 26.541611°N 78.766306°W | F G | 81 metres (266 ft) | 11884 | J4595.1 | 11 | |
Sweetings Cay Lighthouse | n/a | Grand Bahama 26°36′41.4″N 77°53′45.0″W / 26.611500°N 77.895833°W | Fl W 6s. | 7 metres (23 ft) | 11832 | J4584 | 8 |
Inagua
[edit]Name | Image | Year built [1] | Location & coordinates | Class of Light [2] | Focal height [2] | NGA number [2] | Admiralty number [2] | Range nml [2] |
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Great Inagua Lighthouse | ![]() | 1870 | Matthew Town 20°56′00.7″N 73°40′27.4″W / 20.933528°N 73.674278°W | Fl (2) W 10s. | 37 metres (121 ft) | 12360 | J4804 | 22 |
Jumentos Cays
[edit]Name | Image | Year built | Location & coordinates | Class of Light [2] | Focal height [2] | NGA number [2] | Admiralty number [2] | Range nml [2] |
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Cay Lobos Lighthouse | ![]() | 1869 | Cay Lobos 22°22′47.3″N 77°35′10.2″W / 22.379806°N 77.586167°W | Fl (2) W 20s. | 44 metres (144 ft) | 12344 | J4774 | 22 |
Man-O-War Hill Lighthouse | n/a | Ragged Island 22°11′13.7″N 75°43′26.4″W / 22.187139°N 75.724000°W | Fl W 3s. | 36 metres (118 ft) | 12336 | J4768 | 12 | |
Nuevitas Rock Lighthouse | n/a | offshore Long Island 23°09′31.9″N 75°22′25.4″W / 23.158861°N 75.373722°W | F W 4s. | 12 metres (39 ft) | 12328 | J4764 | 10 |
Mayaguana
[edit]Name | Image | Year built | Location & coordinates | Class of Light [2] | Focal height [2] | NGA number [2] | Admiralty number [2] | Range nml [2] |
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Guano Point Lighthouse | n/a | Abraham's Bay 22°21′16.2″N 72°57′58.3″W / 22.354500°N 72.966194°W | Fl W 3s. | 4 metres (13 ft) | 12348 | J4800 | 8 | |
Hogsty Reef Lighthouse | Image | n/a | Hogsty Reef 21°41′37.2″N 73°50′50.2″W / 21.693667°N 73.847278°W | Fl W 4s. | 9 metres (30 ft) | 12356 | J4804 | 8 |
Northwest Point Lighthouse | n/a | Mayaguana 22°27′23.0″N 73°07′47.4″W / 22.456389°N 73.129833°W | Fl W 5s. | 21 metres (69 ft) | 12352 | J4798 | 12 |
New Providence
[edit]Name | Image | Year built | Location & coordinates | Class of Light [2] | Focal height [2] | NGA number [2] | Admiralty number [2] | Range nml [2] |
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Clifton Terminal Lighthouse | Nassau 25°00′22.0″N 77°32′35.2″W / 25.006111°N 77.543111°W | 2 Q R | 37 metres (121 ft) | 12144 | J4670.8 | 13 | ||
East End Point Lighthouse | Image | 1909 | Nassau 25°01′57.3″N 77°15′31.4″W / 25.032583°N 77.258722°W | Fl W 6s. | 17 metres (56 ft) | 12112 | J4669 | 8 |
Fort Fincastle Lighthouse | ![]() | 1928 | Nassau 25°04′23.3″N 77°20′16.8″W / 25.073139°N 77.338000°W | Fl W 5s. | 67 metres (220 ft) | 12080 | J4654 | 28 |
Goulding Cay Lighthouse | Image | 1922 est. | Goulding Cay 25°01′15.6″N 77°34′17.1″W / 25.021000°N 77.571417°W | Fl W 2s. | 11 metres (36 ft) | 12076 | J4650 | 8 |
Government House Light | n/a | Nassau 25°04′32.6″N 77°20′40.6″W / 25.075722°N 77.344611°W | Fl R 3s. | 37 metres (121 ft) | 12096 | J4658 | 10 | |
Paradise Island Lighthouse | ![]() | 1817 | Nassau 25°05′13.0″N 77°21′05.2″W / 25.086944°N 77.351444°W | Fl W 5s. | 21 metres (69 ft) | 12084 | J4655 | 13 |
Porgee Rocks Lighthouse | n/a | offshore Nassau 25°03′58.4″N 77°14′37.7″W / 25.066222°N 77.243806°W | Fl W 3s. | 8 metres (26 ft) | 12104 | J4668 | 5 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the Bahamas". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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