Vigie

Vigie
Coordinates: 14°01′08″N 60°59′46″W / 14.0188°N 60.9960°W / 14.0188; -60.9960Coordinates: 14°01′08″N 60°59′46″W / 14.0188°N 60.9960°W / 14.0188; -60.9960
Country Saint Lucia
City Castries
Vigie Lighthouse
Saint Lucia
Location Vigie
Saint Lucia
Coordinates 14°01′20.2″N 61°00′04.5″W / 14.022278°N 61.001250°W / 14.022278; -61.001250
Year first constructed 1914
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower, red lantern
Height 11 metres (36 ft)
Focal height 97.5 metres (320 ft)
Light source solar power
Range 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi)
Characteristic Fl (2) W 10s.
Admiralty number J5791
NGA number 15000
ARLHS number STL-004[1][2]

Vigie is part of Castries, Saint Lucia.

The French established a village at the base of Vigie Hill in 1745, and a military headquarters on Vigie Height. Three forts were built, Choc Fort facing Choc Bay, Fort St. Victor at the entrance to Grand Carénage Bay (Castries Harbor), and Fort Montagu overlooking Petit Carénage Bay.[3][4]

George F. L. Charles Airport, one of Saint Lucia's two airports, is located in this part, as well as one of Saint Lucia's two lighthouses.

The Prime Minister's official residence and Saint Mary's College are also located in Vigie.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Saint Lucia The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 24 January 2017
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Harmsen, Jolien; Ellis, Guy; Devaux, Robert (2014). A History of St Lucia. Vieux Fort: Lighthouse Road. p. 162. ISBN 9789769534001.
  4. ↑ Devaux, Robert (1975). Saint Lucia Historic Sites. Saint Lucia National Trust. pp. 52–53.
  5. ↑ "St. Lucia Remembers Its War Heroes". The Voice. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "SMC Celebrates Its 125th". The Voice. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2017.


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