Folly Lighthouse
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| Location | Folly Peninsula Port Antonio Jamaica[3] |
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| Construction | brick tower[3] |
| Height | 49 feet (15 m)[3] |
| Shape | tapered cylindrical tower |
| Markings | tower painted with orange-red and white bands |
| Operator | Port Authority of Jamaica |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1888[2] |
| Focal height | 53 feet (16 m)[3] |
| Range | 13 miles (21 km) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 10s.[3] |
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Built in 1888, Folly Lighthouse is a brick tower with lantern and gallery.[3] It flashes a white light every 10 seconds that is visible for 13 miles (21 km).[2] The light is solar powered.[3] A garden surrounds the lighthouse.[2][4]
It is maintained by the Port Authority of Jamaica, an agency of the Ministry of Transport and Works.[3]
See also
[edit | edit source]Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: bad argument #2 to 'title.new' (unrecognized namespace name 'Portal'). List of lighthouses in Jamaica
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica (12 sheets), 1958-1973.
- ^ a b c Folly Point Lighthouse Archived 2009-09-08 at the Wayback Machine, Jamaica National Heritage Trust, 2005.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Folly Point Lighthouse, Frans Eijgenraam, 2000.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Historic photo.
- Aerial view.
- Photos: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5].
![[2]](http://www.jamaicatravelandculture.com/pictures/port_antonio/folly_point_lighthouse_3_half.jpg){kind=link}
![[3]](https://web.archive.org/web/20110718154119/http://www.zioncountry.com/pics/foto13.gif){kind=link}
![[4]](https://web.archive.org/web/20100105134626/http://worldstogethertravel.com/jamaica/images/touring-pics/Port%20Antonio/w-lighthouse.jpg){kind=link}
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