St. David's Lighthouse
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| Place: |
 Bermuda , Saint David's Island
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| Location: | Bermuda | |
| Geographical location: | 32 ° 21 '50.4 " N , 64 ° 39' 6" W | |
| Fire carrier height : | 72 ft (21.9 m ) | |
| Fire height : | 213 ft (64.9 m ) | |
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| Identifier : | Fl (2) W.20s F.RG. (Warning fire) |
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| Scope knows: | 15 nm (27.8 km ) | |
| Scope green: | 20 nm (37 km ) | |
| Scope red: | 20 nm (37 km ) | |
| Optics: | Fresnel lens | |
| Function: | Sea and warning fire | |
| Construction time: | 1876-1879 | |
| Operating time: | since November 3, 1879 | |
| International ordinal number: | J 4472 | |
St. David's Lighthouse is a lighthouse ( English Lighthouse ) on Saint David's Iceland , the northeastern island of Bermuda . Along with Gibbs Hill Lighthouse, it is the smaller of only two lighthouses in this British overseas territory .
description
The 21.9 meter high tower and the outbuildings were built from local limestone from 1876 . The beacon went into operation on November 3, 1879. The octagonal tower stands on a hill in the northeast of Saint David's Island. It was originally painted white and was later given a red ribbon. The lighthouse can be visited daily from May to September.
The beacon has a fire height of around 65 m and shows two white flashes as identification with a return of 20 seconds (Fl (2) W.20s). The optics consist of a 2nd order Fresnel lens . A warning beacon is installed two meters below the lantern , which uses red and green sectors to warn of shallows .
See also
Web links
- Russ Rowlett: Lighthouses of Bermuda ( English ) In: The Lighthouse Directory . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved October 11, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ St. David's Lighthouse. US Lighthouse, accessed October 11, 2017 .