Gun Cay Lighthouse
Fl W 10s🇧🇸Bahamas, BSOperational
Location & Light Range
About Gun Cay Lighthouse
Built in 1836, Gun Cay Lighthouse is a conical masonry structure standing 15 meters tall. Its exterior features white and red coloration, with the lower section painted white. The lantern room sits at a focal height of 24 meters. This lighthouse emits a single white flash every 10 seconds. Its operational status ensures continued guidance for mariners.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marks the western approach to the Great Bahama Bank and guides vessels through the Northwest Channel.
Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Fl W 10s
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 1 flash
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl.W. period 10s
- Focal Height
- 24m
- Geographic Range
- 15NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1836
References & Identifiers
- Admiralty No.
- J4610
- NGA No.
- 11916
- Wikidata
- Q28376340 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 15m
- Tower Shape
- conical
- Tower Color
- white and red
- Material
- masonry
Structure: Red conical masonry tower, lower part white. W. 198°-176°, Obscured 176°-198° when 8M
Location
- City
- Bahamas
- Country
- 🇧🇸BS
- Latitude
- 25.5736°
- Longitude
- -79.2967°
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