Needham's Point Lighthouse
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Needham's Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in the southwest coast of Barbados.[1]
Quick Facts Location, Coordinates ...
Location | Carlisle Bay Barbados |
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Coordinates | 13°04′43″N 59°36′39.4″W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1855 |
Construction | masonry tower |
Height | 13 metres (43 ft) (first) 9 metres (30 ft) (current) |
Shape | octagonal tower with balcony and lantern (first) steel mast (current) |
Markings | white tower and black lantern (first) white and red bands (current) |
Light | |
Focal height | 13 metres (43 ft) (current) |
Range | 14 nmi (26 km; 16 mi) (white), 10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi) (red) |
Characteristic | FI WR 8s. |
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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.