From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lover’s Leap Lighthouse
Lover’s Leap Lighthouse
Lover’s Leap Lighthouse 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 Hemi-
sphere 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
Location Lover’s Leap, St Elizabeth, Jamaica
agency of the Ministry of Transport and Works,[2] and
Coordinates 17°52′09″N 77°39′38″W / 17.8692255°N is on the list of designated National Heritage Sites in Ja-
77.6605994°W / 17.8692255; maica.
-77.6605994Coordinates: 17°52′09″N
77°39′38″W / 17.8692255°N 77.6605994°W /
17.8692255; -77.6605994[1] See also
Year first lit Unknown[2] List of lighthouses in Jamaica
Tower shape Cylindrical tower with lantern and
octagonal gallery
External links
Markings / Tower painted with red and white
pattern horizontal bands; lantern white; gallery
• Aerial view.
red[2] • Photos: [1] [2] [3] [4].
Height 100 feet (30 m)[2]
Focal height 530 metres (1,740 ft))[2]
References
[1] UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of
Characteristic white flash every 10s[2]
Jamaica (12 sheets), 1958-1973.
Admiralty J5314[2] [2] ^ Rowlett, Russ (2008-10-20). "Lighthouses of
number Jamaica". The Lighthouse Directory. University of
NGA number 14124[2] North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/
ARLHS JAM-003[2] jam.html.
number
[3] ^ Lovers’ Leap Lighthouse, Jamaica National
Heritage Trust, 2005.
Built by the Engineering Department of the Port Author-
ity of Jamaica, Lover’s Leap Lighthouse is Jamaica’s most
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