Rose Hall Lighthouse

Rose Hall Lighthouse
Location Rose Hall, St James
Jamaica[1]
Coordinates 18°31′25″N 77°48′47″W / 18.523592°N 77.813188°W / 18.523592; -77.813188Coordinates: 18°31′25″N 77°48′47″W / 18.523592°N 77.813188°W / 18.523592; -77.813188[2]
Construction steel skeletal tower
Tower shape square frustum tower with gallery and light
Markings / pattern white tower
Height 27 metres (89 ft)
Focal height 32 metres (105 ft)
Characteristic Fl (5) W 30s.
Admiralty number J5253
NGA number 13776
ARLHS number JAM-006[1]
Managing agent Hilton Rose Hall Resort[3]

Rose Hall Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the northernmost tip of Jamaica.[1]

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 Annual Transport Statistics Report: Jamaica in Figures 2003-2004, Ministry of Transport and Works, July 2005.
  2. UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica (12 sheets), 1958-1973.
  3. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Jamaica". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved February 14, 2016.

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