Needham's Point lighthouse is one of four still existent historic lighthouses in Barbados. Unlike the others it has a stationary rather than rotating beacon.
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Needham's Point Lighthouse as seen from the coastline
The octagonal lighthouse was constructed in 1855 at the southern end of Carlisle Bay. It is currently non-functional and partially restored by the Hilton Hotel which owns the lighthouse and surrounding grounds. Because of the proximity of a large block of rooms, the lighthouse can only be seen from the beach to the south of the hotel.[2]
During its period of active use the lighthouse's focal plane stood at 43 ft / 13 m and flashed at an 8-second interval.[3] Owing to the stationary nature of the lights the lighthouse lens was half red and half green to allow sailors to know whether they were port or starboard side of Carlisle Bay.[4]
needham, point, lighthouse, lighthouse, located, southwest, coast, barbados, locationcarlisle, barbadoscoordinates13, 07861, 610944, 07861, 610944towerconstructed1855constructionmasonry, towerheight13, metres, first, metres, current, shapeoctagonal, tower, wit. Needham s Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in the southwest coast of Barbados 1 Needham s Point LighthouseLocationCarlisle Bay BarbadosCoordinates13 04 43 N 59 36 39 4 W 13 07861 N 59 610944 W 13 07861 59 610944TowerConstructed1855Constructionmasonry towerHeight13 metres 43 ft first 9 metres 30 ft current Shapeoctagonal tower with balcony and lantern first steel mast current Markingswhite tower and black lantern first white and red bands current LightFocal height13 metres 43 ft current Range14 nmi 26 km 16 mi white 10 nmi 19 km 12 mi red CharacteristicFI WR 8s Needham s Point lighthouse is one of four still existent historic lighthouses in Barbados Unlike the others it has a stationary rather than rotating beacon History edit nbsp Needham s Point Lighthouse as seen from the coastlineThe octagonal lighthouse was constructed in 1855 at the southern end of Carlisle Bay It is currently non functional and partially restored by the Hilton Hotel which owns the lighthouse and surrounding grounds Because of the proximity of a large block of rooms the lighthouse can only be seen from the beach to the south of the hotel 2 During its period of active use the lighthouse s focal plane stood at 43 ft 13 m and flashed at an 8 second interval 3 Owing to the stationary nature of the lights the lighthouse lens was half red and half green to allow sailors to know whether they were port or starboard side of Carlisle Bay 4 See also editList of lighthouses in BarbadosReferences edit Rowlett Russ Lighthouses of Barbados The Lighthouse Directory University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Retrieved December 17 2015 Fun Barbados Needham s Point Lighthouse Needhams Point Lighthouse Barbados org Barbados Pocket Guide Lighthouses nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Needhams Point Lighthouse Portal nbsp Engineering nbsp This Barbados location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Needham 27s Point Lighthouse amp oldid 1055386747, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
