Port-of-Spain Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Port-of-Spain Lighthouse
Also known as: Port-of-Spain (St. Vincent Jetty Range Rear)
This hexagonal tower, constructed in the 1880s, reaches a focal height of 19.5 meters. Its exterior is painted white with red and black trim. The light characteristic is a red flash (F R). The structure, originally at the St. Vincent Jetty, is now inland due to land reclamation. Restoration efforts have addressed a lean in the tower. Access to the grounds is allowed, but entry into the tower is restricted.
Why it matters: The lighthouse has been a canvas for celebrating national sporting achievements, including the World Cup soccer and Cricket World Cup, serving as a point of local recognition.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Fixed
- Light Color
- Red
- Raw Code
- F R
- Focal Height
- 19.5m
- Light Range
- 4NM (7.4 km)
- Geographic Range
- 13NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1880
Significant events: restoration work was done on the tower, repainted in a wildly colorful pattern honoring Trinidad and Tobago's World Cup soccer team, painted again to publicize the Cricket World Cup played in Trinidad in 2007
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 19.5m
- Tower Shape
- hexagonal
- Tower Color
- white with red and black trim
Structure: hexagonal tower with a small lantern at the top and a gallery in the middle, painted white with red and black trim
Location
- City
- Port of Spain
- Country
- 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago
- Sea Region
- Port-of-Spain, at the base of the St. Vincent Jetty, on Wrightson Road in downtown Port-of-Spain, the capital of the country, stands in the middle of a very busy downtown intersection
- Latitude
- 10.6473°
- Longitude
- -61.5093°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Port of Spain(0.4 km)
- ARLHS No.
- TRI-008
- Wikidata
- Q61450948 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
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