Folly Lighthouse

Folly Lighthouse
Port Antonio
Location Folly Peninsular, Portland
Jamaica[1]
Coordinates 18°11′20″N 76°26′35″W / 18.188862°N 76.443104°W / 18.188862; -76.443104Coordinates: 18°11′20″N 76°26′35″W / 18.188862°N 76.443104°W / 18.188862; -76.443104[2]
Year first lit 1888[3]
Construction brick tower[1]
Tower shape tapered cylindrical tower
Markings / pattern tower painted with orange-red and white bands
Height 49 feet (15 m)[1]
Focal height 53 feet (16 m)[1]
Light source solar power
Range 25 miles (40 km)
Characteristic White light, 2 s on, 8 s off.[1]
Admiralty number J5272[1]
NGA number 13832[1]
ARLHS number JAM-001[1]
Managing agent Port Authority of Jamaica

Built in 1888, Folly Lighthouse is a brick tower with lantern and gallery.[1] It flashes a white light every 10 seconds is visible for 13 miles (21 km).[3] It is solar powered.[1] A garden surrounds the lighthouse.[3][4]

It is maintained by the Port Authority of Jamaica, an agency of the Ministry of Transport and Works.[1]

See also

List of lighthouses in Jamaica

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rowlett, Russ (2008-10-20). "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 Folly Point Lighthouse, Jamaica National Heritage Trust, 2005.
  4. ↑ Folly Point Lighthouse, Frans Eijgenraam, 2000.

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