Crown Point Lighthouse (Tobago)
  Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Location |
Crown Point Scarborough Tobago |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 11°08′54.0″N 60°50′42.0″W / 11.148333°N 60.845000°W |
| Foundation | concrete basement |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower |
| Tower shape | square pyramidal skeletal tower with balcony and light |
| Height | 26 metres (85 ft) |
| Focal height | 35 metres (115 ft) |
| Light source | solar power |
| Range | 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (4) W 20s. |
| Admiralty number | J5841.5 |
| NGA number | 15200 |
| ARLHS number | TRI-007 [1][2] |
Crown Point Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located in Scarborough, on the south west extremity of Tobago in the nearby the airport. The lighthouse consist of a square metal tower with gallery and lantern 26 metres (85 ft) high and has a focalheight of 35 metres (115 ft). It is powered by solar unit and emits an alternating group of four white flashing repeated every 20 seconds visible up to 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi).
See also
References
- ↑ Trinidad and Tobago The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 25 January 2017
- ↑ List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.
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